Table 3

Prevalence of different risk variables in type 1 and type 2 diabetics with maculopathy

Variable Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes
Age at manifestation (years)
 0–1912.1
 20–3919.729.4
 40–5918.725.0
 >6011.59.3
Diabetes duration (years)
 0–91.56.0
 10–1916.427.6
 20–2930.745.2
 >3028.137.2
HbA1c (%)
 >6.515.319.1
 6.5–8.014.723.3
 >8.015.123.5
Hypertension25.2  (9.3)26.1  (3.3)
Nephropathy35.6 (14.3)43.2 (21.9)
Neuropathy31.4 (6.2)30.3 (10.5)
Tg >2.2 mmol/l21.9 (13.8)23.1 (23.1)
Chol >6.5 mmol/l26.0 (12.4)24.4 (22.2)
  • The prevalence rates (%) for patients without maculopathy are given in parentheses for comparison.