Table 1.
Epidemiologic and clinical findings at baseline examination
Oral anti-diabetic agents group n=46 |
Insulin therapy group n=49 |
p | |
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Age (years) | 66.4 ± 10.7 | 65.2 ± 9.3 | 0.545 |
Sex (M/F) | 25/21 | 32/17 | |
Duration of DM (years) | 12.4 ± 8.6 | 15.9 ± 8.3 | 0.054 |
HbA1c (%) | 7.2 ± 1.62 | 7.3 ± 0.96 | 0.774 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.1 ± 0.72 | 1.63 ± 1.29 | 0.061 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 29.6 ± 5.45 | 32.3 ± 7.85 | 0.153 |
CKD – EPI (mL/min) | 66.3 ± 23.2 | 45.4 ± 30.4 | 0.072 |
Hypertension (n) | 38 | 46 | |
SBP (mm Hg) | 132.1 ± 19.5 | 140 ± 17.8 | 0.064 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 74.6 ± 11.9 | 74.3 ± 10.7 | 0.886 |
PDR (n) | 14 | 22 | |
NPDR (n) | 32 | 27 |
DM: diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; CKD-EPI: chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration equation; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PDR: proliferative diabetic retinopathy; NPDR: non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.