Research Article

High Risk of Early Cataracts in Young Type 1 Diabetes Group: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Table 4

The distribution of associated factors according the presence of cataracts.

Cataract value
Absent (n = 8212)Present (n = 820)

Male4030 (49.1)337 (41.1)<0.001
Retinopathy1021 (12.4)314 (38.3)<0.001
Amputation44 (0.5)12 (1.5)0.001
ESRD136 (1.7)61 (7.4)<0.001
Steroid1926 (23.5)98 (12.0)<0.001

ESRD, end-stage renal disease.