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 regressionMultiple linear regression
Regression coefficient value value

Gender0.0020.786
Age0.0080.5600.225
Duration of diabetes0.0210.3570.512
History of laser photocoagulation0.0160.448
Body mass index0.0020.7590.436
Systolic BP0.0020.751
Diastolic BP0.0220.343
Hypertension0.0080.580
Alcohol consumption0.0010.826
Smoking status0.1350.0170.002
Insulin0.0270.295
HbA1C0.0760.077
Fasting glucose0.0770.076
HOMA-IR0.4560.0020.002
HOMA-beta0.0080.574
C-peptide0.0270.296
Total cholesterol0.0160.430
Triglycerides0.0550.134
HDL cholesterol0.0170.410
LDL cholesterol0.0230.337
Apolipoprotein-A0.0010.886
Apolipoprotein-B0.0010.830
Lipoprotein A0.0020.806

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.