Research Article
Systemic Factors Related to Intraocular Levels of Interleukin-6 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Diabetic Retinopathy
Table 2
Correlation of the intraocular IL-6 level with systemic factors.
| | Simple Linear regression | Multiple linear regression | Regression coefficient | value | value |
| Gender | 0.002 | 0.786 | | Age | 0.008 | 0.560 | 0.225 | Duration of diabetes | 0.021 | 0.357 | 0.512 | History of laser photocoagulation | 0.016 | 0.448 | | Body mass index | 0.002 | 0.759 | 0.436 | Systolic BP | 0.002 | 0.751 | | Diastolic BP | 0.022 | 0.343 | | Hypertension | 0.008 | 0.580 | | Alcohol consumption | 0.001 | 0.826 | | Smoking status | 0.135 | 0.017 | 0.002 | Insulin | 0.027 | 0.295 | | HbA1C | 0.076 | 0.077 | | Fasting glucose | 0.077 | 0.076 | | HOMA-IR | 0.456 | 0.002 | 0.002 | HOMA-beta | 0.008 | 0.574 | | C-peptide | 0.027 | 0.296 | | Total cholesterol | 0.016 | 0.430 | | Triglycerides | 0.055 | 0.134 | | HDL cholesterol | 0.017 | 0.410 | | LDL cholesterol | 0.023 | 0.337 | | Apolipoprotein-A | 0.001 | 0.886 | | Apolipoprotein-B | 0.001 | 0.830 | | Lipoprotein A | 0.002 | 0.806 | |
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BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; HOMA-beta, homeostasis model assessment-beta; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
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