Table 3 Univariate analysis demonstrating correlation of serum and tear PAI-1 levels with other variables in patients with DR
Parameters | PAI-1 tears | PAI-1 blood | tPA tears | tPA blood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ra (p value)b | r (p value) | r (p value) | r (p value) | |
BMI | 0.555 (0.026)* | 0.194 (0.388) | -0.271 (0.449) | 0.427 (0.060) |
Age | -0.099 (0.715) | 0.230 (0.304) | -0.105 (0.774) | 0.024 (0.920) |
DM duration | -0.010 (0.972) | 0.183 (0.416) | 0.031 (0.933) | 0.175 (0.459) |
HbA1c | 0.377 (0.150) | -0.219 (0.327) | 0.240 (0.504) | -0.005 (0.982) |
FBS | 0.120 (0.659) | -0.267 (0.229) | 0.412 (0.236) | -0.009 (0.970) |
CRP | 0.289 (0.278) | 0.281 (0.205) | 0.086 (0.813) | 0.255 (0.278) |
Uric acid | 0.325 (0.219) | -0.119 (0.597) | -0.394 (0.260) | 0.146 (0.539) |
UACR | -0.075 (0.782) | 0.056 (0.085) | 0.080 (0.826) | -0.107 (0.654) |