Table 3.

Correlation of Demographic and Biochemical Parameters with a Fold Change of miR-132 in NPDR Subjects

Fold change of miR-132	Correlation with	Correlation Coefficient (r)	p-value
	Age (years)	−0.094	0.619
	Duration of DM (years)	0.150	0.429
	BMI (Kg/ m2)	−0.281	0.131
	Systolic BP (mmHg)	0.071	0.708
	Diastolic BP (mmHg)	0.125	0.511
	FPG (mg/dl)	−0.165	0.383
	PPG (mg/dl)	−0.085	0.667
	HbA1c (%)	−0.209	0.268
	TC (mg/dl)	−0.398	0.029
	LDL-C (mg/dl)	−0.510	0.004
	HDL-C (mg/dl)	0.164	0.387
	TG (mg/dl)	−0.417	0.022
	MDA (μmol/L)	−0.424	0.020
	VEGF (pg/mL)	−0.480	0.020

Notes: Correlation of demographic and biochemical parameters with a fold change of miR-132 indicated significant inverse correlations with TC, LDL-C, and VEGF. A Spearman correlation was performed and a value of p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose, PPG, postprandial plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin, TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; MDA, malondialdehyde; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.