Table 1 The characteristics of included participants
From: VEGF, apelin and HO-1 in diabetic patients with retinopathy: a correlation analysis
Groups | Cases | Male/female | Age(y) | Time course of DM(y) | BMI (kg/m2) | Hypertension (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 80 | 45/35 | 57.9 ± 3.95 | – | 22.5 ± 3.04 | 22 (27.5%) |
NDR | 75 | 41/34 | 57.4 ± 2.57 | 2.3 ± 0.82 | 22.2 ± 2.99 | 26 (34.67%) |
NPDR | 72 | 38/34 | 56.9 ± 3.88 | 4.3 ± 1.05 | 22.5 ± 3.13 | 26 (36.1%) |
PDR | 68 | 37/29 | 57.4 ± 3.36 | 7.2 ± 2.44 | 22.4 ± 3.07 | 24 (35.29%) |
χ2/F |  | 0.883 | 10.095 | 1.371 | 0.538 | 1.366 |
p | Â | 0.114 | 0.098 | 0.021 | 0.185 | 0.052 |