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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

From: Retinal microvascular changes in diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy

Variable

 

Sex, N (%)

  Male

88/145 (60.7)

  Female

57/145 (39.3)

Age, years, mean ± SD

60.35 ± 12.70

Duration of DM, years, mean ± SD

15.14 ± 8.56

BMI, kg/m2, years, mean ± SD

26.34 ± 4.00

Abdominal circumference, cm, mean ± SD

95.74 ± 12.58

Systolic pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD

141.92 ± 21.58

Diastolic pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD

79.57 ± 11.31

Stage of kidney function, N (%)

  Stage 1

52/143 (36.4)

  Stage 2

43/143 (30.1)

  Stage 3

37/143 (25.9)

  Stage 4

5/143 (3.5)

  Stage 5

6/143 (4.2)

Stage of urine microalbumin, N (%)

  Stage 1

12/124 (9.7)

  Stage 2

52/124 (41.9)

  Stage 3

60/124 (48.4)

DR severity scale, N (%)

  None

54/140 (38.6)

  Mild NPDR

11/140 (7.9)

  Moderate NPDR

34/140 (24.3)

  SNPDR

8/140 (5.7)

  PDR

33/140 (23.6)

Visual impairment, N (%)

  Normal

20/133 (15.0)

  Mild

49/133 (36.8)

  Moderate

41/133 (30.8)

  Sever

18/133 (13.5)

  Blind

5/133 (3.8)

  1. There were missing values in kidney function (2 missing), urine microalbumin (16 missing) and DR severity (5 missing) and visual impairment (12 missing). There were 35 eyes with cataract and 12 eyes with intraocular lends implantation
  2. DM Diabetes mellitus, BMI Body mass index, DR Diabetic retinopathy, PDR Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, NPDR Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, SNPDR Sever non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy