Table 2 of Yang, Mol Vis 2014; 20:200-214.


Table 2. Clinical and biochemical markers for the studied groups

Clinical characteristics DWR (n=284) DR (n=216) p value
Age of diabetic onset (years) 52.7±7.61 50.67±9.41 0.008
Sex (Male/Female) 111/173 103/113 0.054
Duration of diabetes (years) 14.79±4.97 13.44±7.22 0.013
BMI (kg/m2) 25.26±3.95 25.8±4.13 0.14
WHR 0.92±0.06 0.93±0.06 0.5
High albuminuria(-/+) 240/38 143/68 <0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 136.7±16.65 138.5±17.18 0.22
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 77.65±9.36 79.23±9.69 0.066
Insulin therapy (yes/no) 92/191 118/97 <0.001
HbA1c (%) 6.97±1.40 7.84±1.70 <0.001
FPG (mmol/l) 8.09±2.43 9.22±3.21 <0.001
Creatinine (µmol/l) 67.43±17.69 73.66±49.84 0.027
Uric acid (µmol/l) 281.9±82.42 281.1±76.58 0.98
Cholesterol (mmol/l) 5.05±0.98 5.18±1.17 0.19
Triglycerides (mmol/l) 1.55±0.93 1.73±1.52 0.11
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) 1.25±0.30 1.23±0.30 0.38
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) 3.07±0.83 3.08±0.90 0.83