DR (n = 31)

Absence of DR (n = 53)

P value

Age (years)

60 [52 - 66]

54 [47 - 60]

0.006

Diabetes duration (years)

10 [2 - 13]

4 [1 - 7]

0.01

BMI (kg/m²)

28.8 [25 - 31.5]

28.6 [25.2 - 32.7]

0.85

SBP (mmHg)

142 [125 - 163]

134 [119 - 142]

0.07

DBP (mmHg)

87 [82 - 100]

83 [75 - 92]

0.07

HbA1C (%)

8.5 [7.8 - 10.3]

6.9 [5.6 - 10.1]

0.009

BUN (g/l)

0.3 [0.3 - 0.4]

0.3 [0.2 - 0.3]

0.04

Creatinine (mg/l)

11 [8.6 - 16.5]

9.4 [8 - 11]

0.01

GFR (ml/mn)

78.3 [51 - 106.4]

102.4 [88.1 - 128]

0.01

Total cholesterol (g/l)

1.8 [1.7 - 2.1]

1.6 [1.5 - 1.9]

0.04

LDL cholesterol (g/l)

1.1 [0.9 - 1.4]

1 [0.8 - 1.1]

0.09

HDL Cholesterol (g/l)

0.5 [0.4 - 0.6]

0.4 [0.4 - 0.5]

0.36

Triacylglycerols (g/l)

1.3 [1 - 1.7]

1.3 [0.8 - 1.6]

0.58