Inflammation, Haemostatic Disturbance, and Obesity: Possible Link to Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Ophthalmologic parameters of type 2 diabetic patients (𝑛=107) divided into three groups according to the diabetic retinopathy status.

	DR group 1; (𝑛=65)	DR group 2; (𝑛=19)	DR group 3; (𝑛=23)	𝐻^b Chi-square^c	𝑃
BCVA (decimal)*	0.97 ± 0.08	0.92 ± 0.15	0.72 ± 0.37	13.86^b	𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟏^b
Glaucoma**	11	5	4	0.54^c	0.461^c
IOP (mmHg)*	13.66 ± 1.50	13.58 ± 1.07	13.22 ± 0.95	0.49^b	0.487^b
Lens**	20/71/9	5/69/26	9/65/26	7.5^c	𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟑^c
Hypertensive retinopathy**	31	47	48	3.09^c	0.079^c

∗mean ± SD, **percentage, ^bKruskal-Wallis df = 1, ^cChi-square test df = 2.
BCVA: best corrected visual acuity; IOP: intraocular pressure; Lens: clear crystalline lens/initial cataract/condition after cataract surgery (an artificial IOL implanted).