Research Article

Association between Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy and Cardiac Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 3

Comparison of electrocardiogram indices in T2DM patients stratified by retinopathy status.

IndicesTotal ()NDR ()NPDR ()PDR ()

Heart rate (bpm)<0.001
QRS (ms)0.372
PR interval (ms)157.62 ± 20.09<0.001
QT interval (ms)0.087
QTc interval (ms)<0.001
PR  ms, (%)40 (5.1)12 (2.5)24 (9.7)4 (5.9)<0.001
QTc  ms, (%)115 (14.6)37 (7.8)64 (25.9)14 (20.6)<0.001

Note: data are expressed as or (%). Bold indicated value of . vs. NDR group.