Research Article

Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic of the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 6

Association between the presence of hypertension and retinopathy in the 673 patients who had their blood pressure measured and gradable retinal photographs.

Diabetic retinopathyBlood pressure statusTotal
NormotensiveHypertensive

Absent, n (%)282283 (50.1)565
Present, n (%)6345 (41.6)108
Total345328673