Comparison of Corneal Parameters of Children with Diabetes Mellitus and Healthy Children

Table 3

Correlation between CCT and individual factors in 50 children with diabetes mellitus enrolled in this study.

	Case group	Statistics
Duration of diabetes (years)	3.72 ± 0.27	t^† = −0.048	0.742
Age (years)	10.04 ± 2.70	t = −0.209	0.146
Blood glycated hemoglobin (%)	7.58 ± 2.24	t = −0.077	0.600
Creatinine (mmol/l)	39.50 ± 8.89	t = −0.231	0.123
Blood triglyceride (mmol/l)	0.99 ± 1.05	t = 0.277	0.069
Total blood cholesterol (mmol/l)	4.60 ± 1.07	t = −0.025	0.874
Birth weight (kg)	3.37 ± 0.52	t = −0.048	0.742
Body length at birth (cm)	50.70 ± 2.41	t = 0.160	0.154
BMI^‡ (kg/m^2)	17.68 ± 3.95	t = −0.148	0.136
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m^2)	20.24 ± 1.85	t = −0.187	0.060
Mother’s maximum BMI (kg/m^2) during pregnancy	25.87 ± 2.96	t = −0.070	0.479
Mother’s BMI (kg/m^2) within 1 month of delivery	22.60 ± 2.73	t = −0.169	0.089
Gestational age (week)	38.24 ± 2.30	t = −0.001	0.993
Father’s BMI (kg/m^2)	24.73 ± 3.22	t = 0.062	0.529
Mother’s BMI (kg/m^2)	21.87 ± 2.33	t = −0.134	0.178
NCT^§ (mmHg)	18.21 ± 3.53	t = 0.150	0.149
Corneal diameter (mm)	12.08 ± 0.41	t = −0.093	0.527
Pupil diameter (mm)	5.46 ± 2.60	t = 0.271	0.199

^†t = Independent t test. ^‡BMI = body mass index = body weight (kg)/height² (m²). ^§NCT = noncontact intraocular pressure (noncontact tonometer).