Body Mass Index and Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetic Patients

Table 4

Body mass index (BMI) of type 1 diabetic patients (𝑛=124) without nephropathy divided into three groups according to diabetic retinopathy status.

	Group 1; (𝑛=81)	Group 2; (𝑛=25)	Group 3; (𝑛=18)	𝑃
BMI (kg/m^2)*	24.03±3.52	25.36±3.44	26.93±3.24	<0.01

∗mean ± SD.
Group 1: no retinopathy, group 2: mild/moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy; group 3: severe/very severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy or proliferative diabetic retinopathy; BMI: body mass index.