Table 3.
The results of the blood parameters in both groups (n = 56): DR group (mild NPDR, n = 22; moderate NPDR, n = 14) and control group (n = 20).
| Blood parameters | m ± SD† | m ± SD | m ± SD | m ± SD† |
p value† Control vs. DR |
p value for NPDR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Mild NPDR | Moderate NPDR | DR | |||
| WBC (k) | 6.5∗∗ ± 1.8 | 7.9‡ ± 1.6 | 7.7‡ ± 2.0 | 7.8∗∗ ± 1.7 | 0.008 | 0.823‡ |
| RBC (M) | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 4.8‡ ± 0.5 | 4.4‡ ± 0.6 | 4.6 ± 0.5 | 0.838 | 0.068† |
| HGB (g/dl) | 13.3 ± 1.4 | 14.2∗† ± 1.3 | 12.9∗† ± 2.0 | 13.7 ± 1.7 | 0.342 | 0.025† |
| HCT (%) | 40.8 ± 3.3 | 42.8∗† ± 3.3 | 39.1∗† ± 5.5 | 41.4 ± 4.6 | 0.619 | 0.017† |
| PLT (k) | 267 ± 75 | 223† ± 50 | 239† ± 76 | 230 ± 60 | 0.054 | 0.441† |
| FPG (mg/dl) | 93∗∗∗ ± 7 | 188† ± 58 | 168† ± 55 | 181∗∗∗ ± 56 | <0.001 | 0.314† |
| HBA1C (%) | 5.4∗∗∗ ± 0.3 | 8.4† ± 1.7 | 8.8† ± 2.0 | 8.6∗∗∗ ± 1.8 | <0.001 | 0.520† |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 179∗ ± 40 | 172† ± 43 | 187† ± 33 | 202∗ ± 32 | 0.030 | 0.283† |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 64 ± 12 | 56† ± 19 | 60† ± 16 | 57 ± 18 | 0.155 | 0.503† |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 116∗∗ ± 28 | 87† ± 30 | 100† ± 32 | 93∗∗ ± 31 | 0.010 | 0.253† |
| TG (mg/dl) | 110 ± 60 | 136‡ ± 69 | 139‡ ± 69 | 136 ± 67 | 0.163 | 0.891‡ |
†t-test; ‡Mann–Whitney U test. Abbreviations: SD: standard deviation; DR: diabetic retinopathy; NPDR: nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin A1c; TG: triglyceride; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBC: white blood cells; RBC: red blood cells; HGB: hemoglobin; HCT: hematocrit; PLT: platelets.