Research Article

The Effects of Diabetic Duration on Lacrimal Functional Unit in Patients with Type II Diabetes

Table 2

Demographics of diabetic subgroups and control group.

DemographicsControlsDiabetic patients
<10 y10∼20 y≥21 yTotal

Subject (n)5128392491
M : F ratio18 : 3311 : 1718 : 2114 : 1040 : 51
Age (y)64.35 ± 5.6664.93 ± 6.0365.54 ± 6.4165.83 ± 6.5765.43 ± 6.31
HbA1c (%)6.94 ± 0.437.00 ± 0.516.87 ± 0.536.95 ± 0.49
Duration (y)04.18 ± 2.0213.67 ± 2.4624.22 ± 4.8113.58 ± 8.27
DR (no. of eyes)0567848182
NDR (n (%))042 (75)11 (14.1)053 (29.1)
NPDR (n (%))014 (25)67 (85.9)48 (100)129 (70.9)
PDR (%)00000

Note: duration, duration of diabetes; DR, diabetic retinopathy; NDR, no diabetic retinopathy; NPDR, nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy; PDR, proliferative diabetic retinopathy.