Table 3 of Abu El-Asrar, Mol Vis 2011; 17:508-518.

Table 3. Mean numbers in relation to type of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).


Variable		 Active PDR
(n=9; Mean±SD)		 Inactive PDR
(n=13; Mean±SD)		 p-value
(Mann–Whitney test)
Blood vessels expressing CD34 54.1±35.0 12.2±7.0 <0.001*
Blood vessels expressing HMGB1 29.2±23.6 9.3±5.0 0.009*
Cells expressing HMGB1 49.0±19.7 29.5±20.5 0.046*
Blood vessels expressing RAGE 26.8±15.1 8.3±2.4 0.011*
Cells expressing RAGE 63.0±30.6 21.5±13.6 0.003*
Blood vessels expressing OPN 20.6±11.4 5.9±3.9 0.004*
Cells expressing OPN 43.0±21.1 9.2±8.4 <0.001*
Blood vessels expressing Egr-1 10.9±8.3 4.8±3.3 0.081
Cells expressing Egr-1 28.9±16.4 11.4±12.1 0.028*

*Statistically significant at 5% level of significance. Abbreviations: HMGB1=high-mobility group box −1; RAGE=receptor for advanced glycation end products; OPN=osteopontin; Egr-1=early growth response-1.

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