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

Table 6

Relationship between the concentrations of the assayed cytokines and the severity of DR (pg/mL).

Level^a		IL-10 (SD)	IL-12 (SD)
1	3	9.8 (4.3)	17.1 (9.3)
2	9	7.2 (3.5)	14.6 (7.6)
3	13	5.6 (4.6)	12.3 (8.5)
4	4	4.9 (3.8)	9.2 (7.7)
5	5	4.6 (3.2)	7.1 (6.2)
value^b		<0.001	<0.001

Level: 1 = nondiabetic retinopathy; 2 = mild nonproliferative retinopathy; 3 = moderate nonproliferative retinopathy; 4 = severe nonproliferative retinopathy; 5 = proliferative retinopathy.
^bKruskal-Wallis test.