Research Article

Association of Bone Metabolism Indices and Bone Mineral Density with Diabetic Retinopathy in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Inpatient Study in China

Table 2

Relationship between vitamin D status and DR.

Male patientsFemale patients
NDR ()BDR ()PDR ()NDR ()BDR ()PDR ()

Vitamin D deficiency (%)173 (64.6%)46 (76.6%)21 (87.5%)123 (62.1%)45 (75.0%)22 (84.6%)
Nonvitamin D deficiency (%)95 (35.4%)14 (23.4%)3 (12.5%)7.75<0.0575 (37.9%)15 (25.0%)4 (15.4%)7.51<0.05