Table 1 of Hang, Mol Vis 2014; 20:1137-1145.

Table 1. Clinical characteristic of the enrolled patients, shown in different groups.

Characteristics       Groups P value
Control NDR NPDR PDR
Gender (male/female) 12/7 9/10 6/13 8/13 0.232
Age (years) 62.9±5.0 64.1±4.0 60.6±5.7 60.8±5.5 0.093
BMI (kg/m2) 21.9±1.6 23.0±2.5 23.2±2.8 24.0±2.4 0.058
Duration (years) N.A. 9.0±6.5 11.3±6.5 12.3±6.5 0.266
HbA1c (%) N.A. 7.0±1.6 7.5±1.6 7.8±2.0 0.434

N.A.=Not available. The mean ± standard deviation (SD), age, male to female ratio, and BMI in the control, NDR, NPDR, and PDR groups were not significantly different among the groups (p=0.093, 0.232, and 0.058, respectively). In the diabetic group, the mean±SD duration and HbA1c level were also not significantly different among the NDR, NPDR, and PDR groups (p=0.266 and 0.434, respectively).

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