Table 2.
Human urine patients’ samples information, including gender, age, diabetes (Yes or No), ethnicity, application of the samples, diabetic status, diagnosis and glycated hemoglobin levels (A1C).
| Age | Gender | Diabetes | Ethnicity | Application | Diabetic Status | Diagnosis | A1C (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Male | YES | Caucasian | Fundus No DR Fig.3 - Urinary EVs isolation | No Diabetic Retinopathy | DM Type II | 6.2 |
| 51 | Male | YES | Caucasian | Fundus DR Fig.3 - Urinary EVs isolation | Severe NPDR | DM Type I | 10.2 |
| 65 | Male | YES | Caucasian | Urinary EVs Isolation | Severe NRPD | DM Type I | 8.4 |
| 38 | Male | YES | Caucasian | Urinary EVs Isolation, TEM, qPCR | Severe NRPD | DM Type I | 8.2 |
| 42 | Male | YES | Caucasian | Urinary EVs Isolation | No Diabetic Retinopathy | DM Type I | 8.6 |
| 34 | Female | YES | Hispanic | Urinary EVs Isolation | No Diabetic Retinopathy | DM Type I | 7.1 |
| 36 | Male | YES | Caucasian | Urinary EV isolation | Mild NRPD | DM Type I | 7.8 |
| 46 | Male | YES | Caucasian | Urinary EVs Isolation | Mild NRPD | DM Type I | 8.5 |
| 38 | Male | YES | Caucasian | Urinary EVs Isolation | Mild NRPD | DM Type I | 7.1 |
| 48 | Male | YES | Unknown | Urinary EVs isolation, NTA and proteomic analysis | Severe NPDR | DM Type I, CSME | 10.1 |
| 35 | Male | YES | Unknown | Urinary EVs isolation, NTA and proteomic analysis | Severe NPDR | DM Type I | 8.2 |
| 46,2 ± 13,2 | |||||||
| 46 | Male | NO | Caucasian | Urinary EVs isolation, NTA and proteomic analysis | Non Diabetic | NA | NA |
| 52 | Male | NO | Caucasian | Urinary EVs isolation, NTA and proteomic analysis | Non Diabetic | NA | NA |
EVs, Extracellular vesicles; NTA, Nanoparticle tracking analysis; DM, Diabetes Mellitus; DR, Diabetic Retinopathy; NPDR, Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy; CSME, Clinically Significant Macular Edema; NA, Not applicable. Average ± standard dev. included below age column.