Research Article
Elevated Serum Levels of Soluble TNF Receptors and Adhesion Molecules Are Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type-1 Diabetes
Table 3
Baseline characteristics of T1D subjects without complications and with diabetic retinopathy after matching.
| Patient characteristics | Without any complications | With diabetic retinopathy |
| Subjects () | 183 | 183 | Female (%) | 37.7 | 37.7 | Age (years) | 48.15 ± 10.7 | 48.9 ± 11.5 | Age range (years) | 21.7 to 70.5 | 24.6 to 73.8 | Duration of disease | 30.7 ± 10.7 | 30.9 ± 10.3 | Diagnosis age | 17.8 ± 12.4 | 18.2 ± 12.5 | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 120.7 ± 10.4 | 124.1 ± 12.2 | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 72.3 ± 6.2 | 72.7 ± 8.3 | Diabetic nephropathy (%) | 0 | 0 | Diabetic neuropathy (%) | 0 | 41.0 ( = 75) | CAD (%) | 0 | 13.6 ( = 25) |
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