Imbalance of the Nerve Growth Factor and Its Precursor as a Potential Biomarker for Diabetic Retinopathy

Table 1

(a) Clinical characteristics of control subjects. (b) Clinical characteristics of diabetic patients.

(a)

Patient	Type	Age	Sex	Ethnicity	Sample	Retinal pathology
1	Control	65	Female	White	Both	Macular hole
2	Control	72	Male	White	Both	Macular pucker
3	Control	18	Female	Black	Vitreous	Retinal detachment
4	Control	59	Male	White	Serum	Retinal detachment
5	Control	60	Male	White	Serum	Retinal detachment
6	Control	70	Male	Black	Vitreous	Retinal detachment, globe injury
7	Control	40	Male	White	Serum	Retinal detachment
8	Control	62	Female	Black	Vitreous	Macular hole
9	Control	57	Male	White	Serum	Retinal detachment

(b)

Patient	Type	Age	Sex	Ethnicity	Sample	HbA1c	Retinal pathology
10	Diabetic	46	Female	Black	Both	Unknown	PDR
11	Diabetic	75	Male	White	Both	8.7	PDR
12	Diabetic	57	Female	Black	Both	9.7	PDR
13	Diabetic	38	Female	Black	Both	11.3	PDR
14	Diabetic	51	Female	Black	Both	6.8	PDR
15	Diabetic	58	Female	White	Both	Unknown	PDR
16	Diabetic	31	Female	Black	Both	Unknown	PDR
17	Diabetic	55	Male	Black	Both	Unknown	PDR
18	Diabetic	50	Female	White	Both	6.8	PDR
19	Diabetic	24	Female	Black	Both	6.4	PDR
20	Diabetic	49	Male	Black	Both	Unknown	PDR