Intravitreal triamcinolone versus laser photocoagulation as a primary treatment for diabetic macular oedema - a comparative pilot study

Table 1 Characteristic of patients in IVTA and LASER group at baseline

Variables	IVTA		LASER		(95% CI of mean difference)	*p value
	(n = 20)		(n = 20)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (year)	58.65	7.26	56.85	6.40	(-2.58, 6.18)	0.411
Duration of DM (year)	8.40	3.98	8.35	4.98	(-2.83, 2.93)	0.972
HbA_1c (mmols)	8.92	0.81	9.01	0.95	(-0.65, 0.48)	0.762

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