Choroidal thickness in relation to urinary albumin excretion rate in type 2 diabetes mellitus without retinopathy

Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the studied groups

	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	F	p	Post hoc test
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	F	p	1 vs 2	1 vs 3	2 vs 3
Age (years)	47.31 ± 4.71	48.45 ± 4.75	48.98 ± 4.99	1.87	0.157	0.404	0.143	0.817
Duration of DM (years)	–	7.96 ± 2.16	8.42 ± 2.35	1.29	0.259	–	–	0.259
HBA1c (%)	5.75 ± 0.42	8.08 ± 0.88	11.53 ± 1.20	637.14	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
RBS (mg/dl)	182.93 ± 28.12	225.85 ± 37.00	309.70 ± 48.23	166.79	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
BCVA (LogMAR)	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	–	–	1.000	1.000	1.000
IOP (mm Hg)	13.85 ± 1.62	13.43 ± 1.42	13.75 ± 1.63	1.03	0.358	0.326	0.702	0.803
SE (D)	− 0.26 ± 0.52	− 0.30 ± 0.39	− 0.35 ± 0.39	0.65	0.523	0.862	0.490	0.809
AL (mm)	23.82 ± 0.70	23.96 ± 0.66	23.98 ± 0.51	1.07	0.344	0.470	0.372	0.984
UAER (µg/min)	11.94 ± 2.71	13.89 ± 42.08	115.71 ± 42.08	352.35	< 0.001	0.915	< 0.001	< 0.001
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	0.78 ± 0.12	0.79 ± 0.10	0.77 ± 0.11	0.49	0.612	0.873	0.873	0.582
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)	100.78 ± 5.83	99.82 ± 5.16	100.47 ± 5.31	0.48	0.616	0.599	0.948	0.790

HBA1c glycosylated haemoglobin; RBS random blood sugar; CCT central corneal thickness; BCVA best corrected visual acuity; IOP intraocular pressure; SE spherical equivalent; AL axial length; UAER urinary albumin excretion rate; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated using the MDRD (modification of diet in renal disease) formula

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