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Table 4 Comparison of corneal findings in diabetic patients with or without microalbuminuria

From: The findings of corneal specular microscopy in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus

 

Diabetic patients with microalbuminuria (n:99)

Diabetic patients without microalbuminuria (n: 96)

p

Gender (M/F)

42/57

45/51

0.25

Age (years)

61.74 ± 8.86

63.01 ± 7.16

0.11

Diabetes duration (years)

11.47 ± 4.37

6.51 ± 3.67

0.001

Endothelial Cell Density (cells/m2)

2344.25 ± 159.75

2458.44 ± 183.92

0.004

Average cell size (μm2)

436.64 ± 38.50

405.86 ± 77.73

0.038

Coefficient of Variation (%)

33.28 ± 5.82

31.45 ± 6.41

0.004

Hexagonal cell ratio (%)

66.58 ± 5.82

67.36 ± 8.37

0.293

Central corneal thickness (μ)

539.29 ± 33.04

538.73 ± 47.96

0.891