Pursuing Diabetic Nephropathy through Aqueous Humor Proteomics Analysis

Table 1

Subjects’ characteristics.

Variables		DM_R group ()	DM_R+N group ()		^†
Age (y)				0.437	0.674
Male gender (%)		3 (60.0)	4 (80.0)	0.476	0.490
Right eye (number (%))		5 (100.0)	3 (60.0)	2.500	0.114
HbA1c (%)				0.329	0.751
Duration of diabetes (years)				0.615	0.556
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)				1.357	0.212
Indication for surgery
	Vitreous hemorrhage	5 (100.0)	5 (100.0)		—
	Tractional retinal detachment	3 (60.0)	2 (40.0)	0.400	0.527

Quantitative data and qualitative data were expressed as and number of people (%), respectively; ^† values refer to independent Student’s -test, Fisher’s exact test, or the Chi-squared test exploring the difference of characteristics between groups.