Proliferative diabetic retinopathy without preoperative pan-retinal photocoagulation is associated with higher levels of intravitreal IL-6 and postoperative inflammation

Table 1 Preoperative general conditions of the preoperative and intraoperative groups

	Preoperative group 60 cases 67 eyes	Intraoperative group 46 cases 63 eyes
Age (years old)	56.6 ± 14.6	53.1 ± 13.3^1#
Gender (male/female)	32 (53%)/28 (47%)	26 (57%)/20 (43%)^2#
DM control level (HbA1c^a %)	7.8 ± 1.9	7.9 ± 2.2^3#
DM therapy (diet/drug/insulin)	0 (0%)/21 (35%)/39 (65%)	6 (13%)/16 (35%)/24 (52%)^4#

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