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. 2015 Jul 7;10(7):e0132616. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132616

Table 2. Comparison of clinical factor of DR patients by depression status.

Depression Status
Variables Overall sample CES-D score ≥ 16 CES-D score < 16 z/χ2 P
Duration of diabetes(year), median (IQR) 10.00(10.00) 11.00(12.00) 10.00(10.00) -0.37 0.710
Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dl, median (IQR) 7.00(2.00) 7.10(2.20) 7.00(2.00) -0.02 0.990
Postprandial glucose (2h),mg/dl, median (IQR) 9.00(3.20) 9.00(5.30) 9.10(2.95) -1.18 0.240
HbA1c,%, median (IQR) 8.90(1.95) 8.35(3.05) 9.00(1.80) -0.55 0.580
Vision in the better eye, median (IQR) 0.30(0.35) 0.25(0.30) 0.30(0.40) -3.63 0.000
Vision in the worse eye, median (IQR) 0.08(0.15) 0.01(0.15) 0.10(0.20) -2.84 0.005
Insulin use (yes),n(%) 197(67.01) 72(36.55) 125(63.45) 0.18* 0.670
Hypertension(yes), n(%) 169(57.48) 55(32.54) 114(67.46) 1.74* 0.190
Severity of DR, n(%) 5.95* 0.110
Mild NPDR 15(5.10) 3(20.00) 12(80.00)
Moderate NPDR 31(10.54) 7(22.58) 24(77.42)
Severe NPDR 27(9.18) 13(48.15) 14(51.85)
PDR 221(75.17) 82(37.10) 139(62.90)
Treatment history, n(%) 9.69* 0.021
No 181(61.56) 62(34.25) 119(65.75)
Laser treatment 58(19.73) 29(50.00) 29(50.00)
Operative treatment 34(11.56) 11(32.35) 23(67.65)
Laser +Operative 21(7.14) 3(14.29) 18(85.71)

Bold values indicate significant results(p<0.05).

IQR: Interquartile range

DR: Diabetic retinopathy

NPDR: Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy

PDR: Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

*Chi-square test.