Table 2.
Overall and group characteristics (n = 56).
| Total | Mild NPDR | Moderate NPDR | DR group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| No. of subjects | 56 (100) | 22 (39) | 14 (25) | 36 (64) | 20 (36) | |
| Women | 27 (48.2) | 8 (36) | 6 (43) | 14 (39) | 13 (65) | |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p value | |
| Age (years) | 49.6 ± 8.5 | 51.3 ± 7.2 | 46.4 ± 9.5 | 49.0 ± 8.0 | 46.0 ± 10.0 | 0.187† |
| AL (mm) | 23.2 ± 1.0 | 23.0 ± 1.2 | 23.3 ± 0.7 | 23.1 ± 1.1 | 23.1 ± 1.0 | 0.974† |
| BMI | 28.1 ± 4.9 | 28.1 ± 4.5 | 28.2 ± 6.5 | 28.1 ± 5.3 | 24.1 ± 1.5 | <0.001‡ |
†t-test; ‡Mann–Whitney U test. Abbreviations: DR: diabetic retinopathy; SD: standard deviation; AL: mean axial length; BMI: body mass index.