Research Article

Retinal Thickness Associates with Cognition Dysfunction in Young Adult with Type 1 Diabetes in Taiwan

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and ophthalmic variables between different groups of age at onset in patients with T1D in this study.

VariableAge at years old (), median (IQR)Age at years old (), median (IQR) value

Age (year)22.2 (19.7-25.5)26.1 (23.5-29.3)<0.01
Gender (M:F)18 : 1132 : 460.05
Age at onset (year)2.3 (1.4-3.7)9.4 (6.8-12.7)<0.01
Disease duration (year)20 (17-23)15.9 (13.3-19.2)<0.01
Education (year)16 (12-16)16 (12-16)0.02
BMI (kg/m2)22.5 (19.4-26.0)22.5 (20.5-26.4)0.66
HbA1c_5 (%)8.1 (7.4-9.3)7.8 (6.9-8.6)0.07
HbA1c_10 (%)8.5 (7.3-9.7)8.2 (7.2-9)0.15
Creatine (mg/dL)0.63 (0.52-0.79)0.66 (0.58-0.84)0.27
HS_CRP (mg/L)0.63 (0.26-1.67)0.74 (0.36-1.94)0.55
Homocysteine (μmol/L9 (7.0-10.4)8.6 (7.1-10.5)0.53
LogMAR VA_OD0 (0-0.09)0 (0-0.05)0.28
LogMAR VA_OS0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0.83
AXL_OD (mm)24.7 (23.7-25.6)24.7 (23.6-25.7)0.85
AXL_OS (mm)24.7 (23.9-25.5)24.7 (23.6-25.6)0.85
CRT_OD (μm)266.5 (256-278)265 (255-282)0.95
CRT_OS (μm)263 (256.5-282.5)266 (255-278.7)0.97
Severity of diabetic retinopathy_OD0.83
 02163
 159
 224
 312
Severity of diabetic retinopathy_OS0.99
 02158
 1513
 225
 312

IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; HS_CRP: high-sensitive C-reactive protein; LogMAR VA: logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution visual acuity; AXL: axial length; CRT: central retinal thickness; OD: oculus dexter; OS: oculus sinister.