Body Mass Index: A Risk Factor for Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 1

Basic characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients (𝑛=545) divided into three groups according to diabetic retinopathy status.

	Group 1; (𝑛=296)	Group 2; (𝑛=118)	Group 3; (𝑛=131)	𝑃
Sex (m/f)*	51.35/48.65	45.76/54.24	56.49/43.51
Age (years)**	67.68 ± 9.6	70.87 ± 7.8	67.28 ± 8.1	<0.01
Onset of diabetes (years)*	56.94 ± 9.8	55.29 ± 9.6	51.44 ± 9.2	<0.01
Diabetes duration (years)**	10.62 ± 5.1	15.79 ± 7.5	15.73 ± 6.4	<0.01

 *(%); **mean ± SD.
Group 1: no retinopathy, Group 2: mild/moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, and Group 3: severe/very severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy or proliferative diabetic retinopathy.