Aqueous Level of ANGPTL4 Correlates with the OCTA Metrics of Diabetic Macular Edema in NPDR
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the 3 groups.
Characteristic
DWR ()
NPDR/DME- ()
NPDR/DME+ ()
/ value
value (among the 3 groups)
Age (yrs)
0.675
0.514a
Male gender, no. (%)
5 (31.25%)
7 (41.18%)
14 (66.67%)
5.046
0.080b
BMI
1.895
0.161a
MAP
0.844
0.436a
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)
1.667
0.199a
HbAlc (%)
0.789
0.460a
Duration of diabetes (yrs)
1.485
0.236a
NPDR classification
2.354
0.354b
Mild (%)
—
5 (29.41%)
4 (19.05%)
Moderate (%)
—
8 (47.06%)
7 (33.33%)
Severe (%)
—
4 (23.53%)
10 (47.62%)
BMI: body mass index; MAP: mean arterial pressure; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; —: not analyzed. Values are unless otherwise indicated. aOne-way analysis of variance with post hoc least significant difference multiple comparison tests. bChi-square test.