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	0.514^a
Male gender, no. (%)	5 (31.25%)	7 (41.18%)	14 (66.67%)	5.046	0.080^b
BMI				1.895	0.161^a
MAP				0.844	0.436^a
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)				1.667	0.199^a
HbAlc (%)				0.789	0.460^a
Duration of diabetes (yrs)				1.485	0.236^a
NPDR classification				2.354	0.354^b
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.