Variables

Whole diabetics

Retinopathy

p value

DR

DR+

Number (%)

252

130 (51.6)

122 (48.4)

Gender (% men)

121 (48.0)

55 (42.3)

66 (54.1)

0.061

Age (years)

51.70 ± 7.19

51.83 ± 7.18

51.56 ± 7.22

0.764

Duration of diabetes (years)

13.23 ± 3.28

13.32 ± 3.31

13.13 ± 3.27

0.657

BMI (Kg/m2)

31.41 ± 4.13

31.30 ± 4.11

31.52 ± 4.17

0.685

Glucose (mg/dl)

179.35 ± 60.99

175.06 ± 62.76

183.92 ± 58.95

0.250

HbA1C (%)

8.72 ± 1.99

7.98 ± 1.57

9.51 ± 2.10

<0.001*

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

217.31 ± 32.36

221.22 ± 27.51

213.14 ± 36.48

0.049*

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

157.85 ± 43.62

158.95 ± 46.01

156.69 ± 41.07

0.682

HDL-C (mg/dl)

43.80 ± 9.36

44.03 ± 9.09

43.55 ± 9.67

0.684

LDL-C (mg/dl)

141.90 ± 32.29

145.32 ± 26.60

138.25 ± 37.19

0.086