Choroidal Thickness and Ganglion Cell Complex in Pubescent Children with Type 1 Diabetes without Diabetic Retinopathy Analyzed by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Table 1
Study sample characteristics.
Variable
M
SD
95% CI
Min.–max.
Age (years)
Diabetic patients Nondiabetic patients
15.3 14.6
2.2 1.6
14.7–15.8 14.1–15.0
11.3–18.5 13.0–18.0
Diabetes duration (years)
6.3
3.4
5.5–7.2
1.0–14.4
Age at onset (years)
8.9
3.8
8.0–9.0
2.3–16.5
Glycated hemoglobin − actual level (%)
8.2
1.2
7.9–8.5
6.4–13.3
Glycated hemoglobin − mean level (%)
8.1
1.1
7.8–8.3
6.3–11.6
Actual level of daily urine albumin excretion (mg/d)
10.3
6.9
8.5–12.2
0.5–33.3
Mean level of daily urine albumin excretion (mg/d)
8.9
8.1
6.7–11.1
0.5–40.5
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
0.69
0.16
0.65–0.73
0.42–1.12
Daily urine creatinine excretion (mg/d)
1.29
0.95
1.01–1.58
0.27–5.47
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
114
10.8
111.0–116.9
84–140
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
68
10.5
65.3–71.1
40–91
M: mean; SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval.
