Genetic Investigation of Complement Pathway Genes in Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy: An Inflammatory Perspective
Table 1
Characteristics of the study subjects.
Characteristic
DR ()
DM ()
value
Age (years)
0.66
Gender (F/M)
151/144
153/122
0.29
Duration of diabetes (years)
<0.01
Duration of DR (years)
—
N/A
Progression time from diabetes to DR (years)
—
N/A
HbA1C (%)
0.50
BMI (kg/m2)
0.82
Hypertension (%)
73.2
66.9
0.10
Hyperlipidemia (%)
30.8
23.3
0.042
Smoking (%)
13.9
16.0
0.48
Insulin therapy (%)
46.8
26.2
<0.001
Family history of diabetes (%)
26.1
21.5
0.19
P values were compared by or Student’s -test, and was considered statistically significant. DR: diabetic retinopathy; DM: diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; BMI: body mass index.