Groups

Total (n = 504)

Any DR (n = 386)

No DR (n = 118)

P value

Gender

0.770

Male

270(57.6)

208(57.9)

62(56.4)

Female

199(42.4)

151(42.1)

48(43.6)

Age (years)

51.4 ± 12.8

52.0 ± 11.9

49.2 ± 15.4

0.041

Duration (years)

6.97 ± 6.57

7.36 ± 6.82

5.81 ± 5.62

0.045

HbA1c (%)

8.7 ± 2.2

8.7 ± 2.1

8.8 ± 2.3

0.676

BMI (kg/m2)

26.0 ± 3.9

26.0 ± 3.7

26.0 ± 4.7

0.948

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.75 ± 1.13

4.80 ± 1.14

4.58 ± 1.06

0.080

Triglyceride

0.936

≤1.69 mmol/L

181(40.0)

139(39.9)

42(40.4)

>1.69 mmol/L

271(60.0)

209(60.1)

62(59.6)

LDL (mmol/L)

2.88 ± 0.86

2.90 ± 0.87

2.81 ± 0.81

0.352

HDL (mmol/L)

0.99 ± 0.29

0.99 ± 0.30

0.99 ± 0.24

0.829

CVD

0.952

Yes

52(10.3)

40(10.4)

12(10.2)

No

452(89.7)

346(89.6)

106(89.8)

FBS (mmol/L)

9.32 ± 3.45

9.36 ± 3.58

9.20 ± 2.92

0.679

Urea (mmol/L)

5.40 ± 1.79

5.40 ± 1.86

5.43 ± 1.56

0.866

Urine microalbuminuria

0.231

≤1.9 mg/dL

287(65.7)

217(64.2)

70(70.7)

>1.9 mg/dL

150(34.3)

121(35.8)

29(29.3)

Urine albumin/creatinine ratio

0.074

≤30

318(72.2)

239(70.7)

79(79.8)

> 30

119(27.8)

99(29.3)

20(20.2)

Blood creatinine

0.647

≤84 µmol/L

401(90.9)

308(90.6)

93(92.1)

>84 µmol/L

40(9.1)

32(9.4)

8(7.9)

baPWV (cm/s)

1613.4 ± 361.0

1652.8 ± 388.3

1503.5 ± 241.7

0.015

Thrombosis

0.495

Yes

24(4.8)

17(4.4)

7(5.9)

No

480(95.2)

369(95.6)

111(94.1)

High blood pressure

0.970

Yes

200(39.7)

153(39.6)

47(39.8)

No

304(60.3)

233(60.4)

71(60.2)

SBP (mmHg)

132.7 ± 16.3

134.9 ± 16.5

126.4 ± 14.0

0.002

DBP (mmHg)

79.4 ± 10.5

80.9 ± 10.6

75.2 ± 8.8

0.001

Current Smoking

0.712

Yes

178(35.3)

138(35.8)

40(33.9)

No

326(64.7)

248(64.2)

78(66.1)

Current Drinking

0.216

Yes

92(18.3)

75(19.4)

17(14.4)

No

412(81.7)

311(80.6)

101(85.6)

Tortuosity (×103)

weighted mean

12.05 ± 1.66

12.15 ± 1.65

11.72 ± 1.67

0.013

standard deviation

24.31 ± 3.69

24.49 ± 3.61

23.69 ± 3.92

0.038