Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants

Patients, n (%)	206
DME in both eyes	98 (48)
Males	121 (59)
Follow-up time, months, mean, SD [min-max]	65.2 (44.9) [6-235]
DR severity at the onset of DME, n (%)
Mild non-proliferative	31 (15)
Moderate non-proliferative	98 (47)
Severe non-proliferative	26 (13)
PDR	51 (25)
Age at DM, years, mean, (SD) [min-max]	23.4 (16.5) [1-79]
Age at DME, years, mean, (SD) [min-max]	47.4 (14.4) [18-85]
Time from T1D to DR, years, mean, (SD) [min-max]	16.4 (9.7) [0-53]
Time from T1D to DME, years, mean, (SD) [min-max]	24.1 (11.8) [0-59]

DME Diabetic macular edema, DR Diabetic retinopathy, PDR Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, T1D Type 1 diabetes