Table 1 Characteristics of study populations

Age (Avg [SD])^†, years

59.3 (9.9)

Male: Female

12:23

Hypertension

12 (34.3%)

CKD

2 (5.6%)

Dyslipidemia

7 (19.4%)

HbA1c (Avg [SD])

7.96 (1.61) %

7.56 (1.22) %

0.105

BUN (Avg [SD])

18.1 (5.2) mg/dl

20.4 (7.6) mg/dl

0.052

Cr (Avg [SD])

1.02 (1.19) mg/dl

1.19 (0.99) mg/dl

0.073

TG (Avg [SD])

171.0 (77.2) mg/dl

148.9 (82.6) mg/dl

0.122

Total cholesterol (Avg [SD])

183.8 (53.5) mg/dl

170.4 (39.0) mg/dl

0.222

HDL (Avg [SD])

50.0 (15.0) mg/dl

50.7 (12.0) mg/dl

0.859

LDL (Avg [SD])

120.4 (52.0) mg/dl

100.8 (37.1) mg/dl

0.048^‡

diffuse: focal edema

16 (45%):19 (55%)

Presence of SRF

11 (31%)

Microaneurysm count (Avg [SD])

15.3 (13.3)

13.1 (10.5)

0.032^‡