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

Table 2

Body mass index (BMI) 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
BMI (kg/m^2)*	26.50 ± 2.7	28.11 ± 3.0	28.69 ± 2.5	<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.