Table 1 Clinical Characteristics of the study subjects
| Â | Patient enrollment 1 | Patient enrollment 2 | Kumaramanickavel et al. | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | DR (n = 345) | DNR (n = 359) | DR (n = 100) | DNR (n = 90) | DR (n = 100) | DNR (n = 100) | P (DR vs. DNR)* |
Males (%) | 70.0 | 58.0 | 56.7 | 57.6 | 79 | 64 | 0.05 |
Age (Years) (Mean± SD) | 57 ± 9 | 59 ± 11 | 57 ± 8 | 58 ± 10 | 63 ± 7 | 62 ± 7 | 0.37 |
DM Duration ((Years) Mean ± SD) | 14 ± 9 | 14 ± 9 | 12 ± 6 | 14 ± 5 | 17 ± 3 | 20 ± 5 | 0.42 |
Systolic Blood pressure (mmHg) (Mean± SD) | 137 ± 18 | 135 ± 18 | 134 ± 17 | 128 ± 13 | 154 ± 26 | 143 ± 21 | 0.28 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) (Mean± SD) | 83 ± 7 | 82 ± 7 | 83 ± 10 | 80 ± 10 | 86 ± 12 | 81 ± 9 | 0.28 |
Random Blood Sugar (mgs%)(Mean± SD) | 212 ± 95 | 188 ± 85 | 222 ± 93 | 202 ± 80 | N/A | N/A | 0.80 |
HbA1C (%) (Mean± SD) | 6.4 ± 1.6 | 6.4 ± 1.2 | 7.6 ± 1.7 | 7.0 ± 1.7 | 8.9 ± 0.74 | 8.2 ± 4.8 | 0.09 |
Serum creatinine (mgs%) (Mean± SD) | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | N/A | N/A | 0.32 |
Blood urea (mgs%) (Mean± SD) | 32 ± 14 | 25 ± 8 | 32 ± 11 | 27 ± 8 | N/A | N/A | 0.002 |