Table 1. Baseline characteristics in DMC and ARC groups.

Characteristics	DMC group	ARC group	P
Number	36	43	-
Age (y)	68.11±1.34	69.07±0.82	0.530
Gender			0.365
Male	22	21
Female	14	22
Right or left eye			0.886
Right eye	17	21
Left eye	19	22
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	6.31±1.34	5.55±0.06	<0.001

DMC: Diabetes and cataracts; ARC: Age-related cataracts.