Elevated Serum Levels of Soluble TNF Receptors and Adhesion Molecules Are Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type-1 Diabetes

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of T1D subjects without complications and with diabetic retinopathy after matching.

Patient characteristics	Without any complications	With diabetic retinopathy
Subjects ()	183	183
Female (%)	37.7	37.7
Age (years)	48.15 ± 10.7	48.9 ± 11.5
Age range (years)	21.7 to 70.5	24.6 to 73.8
Duration of disease	30.7 ± 10.7	30.9 ± 10.3
Diagnosis age	17.8 ± 12.4	18.2 ± 12.5
Systolic BP (mmHg)	120.7 ± 10.4	124.1 ± 12.2
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	72.3 ± 6.2	72.7 ± 8.3
Diabetic nephropathy (%)	0	0
Diabetic neuropathy (%)	0	41.0 ( = 75)
CAD (%)	0	13.6 ( = 25)