Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17A, and TNF-α in Aqueous Humour of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy

Table 1

General information and biochemical assay results of each group.

Groups	Case number	Age ()	Gender	BMI ()	FBG (mmol/l)	2hPG (mmol/l)	HbA1c (%)
5-year DR	20	58.5 ± 8.9	8/12	23.4 ± 1.0	8.7 ± 0.5	12.3 ± 3.4	11.2 ± 2.6
10-year DR	20	59.3 ± 7.2	9/11	23.7 ± 0.9	8.5 ± 0.8	11.9 ± 3.6	10.4 ± 3.1
5-year DM	20	58.4 ± 5.3	10/10	22.9 ± 0.8	8.5 ± 0.9	12.0 ± 2.8	10.9 ± 3.5
10-year DM	20	58.6 ± 7.5	9/11	23.4 ± 0.6	8.8 ± 0.3	12.1 ± 2.7	11.0 ± 2.8
value		>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05

Gender: male/female; BMI: body mass index; FBG: fasting blood glucose; 2hPG: 2 hour postprandial blood glucose; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin A1c.