Table 3.
Metabolic and clinical parameters of type 2 diabetic patients (n = 545) divided into three groups according to diabetic retinopathy status.
| Group 1 (n = 296) |
Group 2 (n = 118) |
Group 3 (n = 131) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HbA1c (%)* | 7.14 ± 0.9 | 7.96 ± 1.1 | 8.92 ± 1.4 | <0.01 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L)* | 4.60 ± 0.9 | 4.77 ± 1.1 | 5.24 ± 1.1 | <0.01 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L)* | 1.44 ± 0.7 | 1.50 ± 0.5 | 1.59 ± 0.53 | <0.05 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)* | 138.24 ± 11.5 | 145.93 ± 11.7 | 151.95 ± 13.14 | <0.01 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)* | 83.94 ± 5.71 | 86.53 ± 6.2 | 91.30 ± 8.05 | <0.01 |
*Mean ± SD.
Group 1: no retinopathy, Group 2: mild/moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, and Group 3: severe/very severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy or proliferative diabetic retinopathy.