TABLE I.
Patient Characteristics
| Case number | Age | Type of diabetes | Duration of diabetes (years) | Retinopathy status | Cause of death | Death-enucleation time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetic patients | ||||||
| 1 | 75 | T2DM | 12 | PDR | Pulmonary edema | 9 |
| 2 | 54 | T2DM | 10 | PDR | Congestive heart failure | 6 |
| 3 | 69 | T2DM | 10 | PDR | Respiratory failure | 6 |
| 4 | 70 | T2DM | Not available | Unknown | Stroke | 10 |
| Control patients | ||||||
| 5 | 44 | — | Not applicable | — | Intracranial hemorrhage | 11 |
| 6 | 70 | — | Not applicable | — | Stroke | 6 |
| 7 | 72 | — | Not applicable | — | Unknown | 7 |
| 8 | 55 | — | Not applicable | — | Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 10 |
T2DM, type II diabetes mellitus.