Aqueous Cytokines as Predictors of Macular Edema in Patients with Diabetes following Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with ME (−) and ME (+).

Characteristics	ME (−)	ME (+)	value
Number	82	34	—
Gender			0.210^a
Male (%)	49 (59.7)	16 (47.1)
Female (%)	33 (40.3)	18 (52.9)
Age (SD)	64.8 (6.33)	67.6 (8.06)	0.310^b
Hypertension (%)	51 (62.2)	19 (55.9)	0.527^a
Hypercholesterolemia (%)	20 (24.4)	13 (38.2)	0.132^a
Hypertriglyceridemia (%)	22 (26.8)	11 (32.4)	0.548^a
Blood glucose level, mmol/L (SD)	7.8 (2.15)	8.6 (2.56)	0.123^b
Glycosylated hemoglobin (SD)	7.5 (2.23)	8.03 (1.85)	0.225^c
Type of cataract			0.205^a
Cortical (%)	28 (34.2)	6 (17.7)
Nuclear (%)	38 (46.3)	20 (58.8)
Posterior subcapsular (%)	16 (19.5)	8 (23.5)
Iris colour			0.480^a
Dark (%)	60 (73.2)	27 (79.4)
Light (%)	22 (26.8)	7 (20.6)

Pearson ² test; ^bStudent’s -test; ^cMann-Whitney test.