National Eye Institute Visual Function Scale in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Table 3

Clinical characteristics of patients in relation to diabetes according to stages.

		Stage 0	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
		()	()	()	()	()
Diabetes duration (year)		8.65 ± 7.77	14.22 ± 7.90	13.96 ± 9.57	16.96 ± 7.25	16.77 ± 7.63	0.0001
Blood sugar control ()	Diet	6	1	0	0	0	0.002
	OAD	33	8	8	9	14
	Insulin	25	25	18	19	34
PPG		136.60 ± 43.61	169.29 ± 67.90	142.19 ± 54.10	170.00 ± 58.20	144.32 ± 46	0.01
HbA1c		6.44 ± 1.00	7.43 ± 1.50	8.32 ± 1.99	7.73 ± 1.33	7.11 ± 1.50	0.0001

PPG: preprandial blood glucose, OAD: oral antidiabetic, one-way ANOVA, and -test.