Table 1

Clinical characteristics of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients

Type 1 diabetes (n = 1796)Type 2 diabetes (n = 1563)
R0–IRII–IVRVR0–IRII–IVRV
without MPwith MPwithout MPwith MP
No of patients11014062692086932036212
Age (years)28.3  (0.4)44.3  (0.6)46.6  (0.8)48.2  (2.6)59.2 (0.4)61.1 (0.5)62.1 (0.4)71.2 (3.1)
Diabetes duration (years)9.1 (0.2)26.6 (0.5)25.1 (0.6)33.2 (1.5)9.4 (0.2)16.1 (0.4)17.6 (0.3) 19.3 (2.9)
Age at manifestation (years)19.8 (0.4)18.2 (0.6)21.7 (0.8)** 15.4 (2.9)50.3 (0.4)45.5 (0.6)44.7 (0.5)51.8 (5.1)
BMI (kg/m2)23.4 (0.1)25.3 (0.2)25.8 (0.3)25.3 (0.8)30.0 (0.2)30.2 (0.3)30.2 (0.3)29.1 (1.0)
AER (μg/min)23.0 (3.1)131.4 (16.2)126.3 (18.2)286.1 (128.1)69.4 (6.6)208.7 (30.0)224.8 (22.9)247.8 (99.1)
Creatinine (μmol/l)73.3 (0.7)88.0 (2.6)99.4 (4.5)** 139.5 (29.8)82.8 (0.9)100.3 (4.3)101.4 (2.9)108.4 (13.4)
Tg (mmol/l)1.5 (0.05)1.5 (0.05)1.9 (0.1) 1.4 (0.1)3.3 (0.1)3.3 (0.2)3.1 (0.1)2.2 (0.2)
Cholesterol (mmol/l)5.2 (0.04)5.8 (0.06)6.2 (0.1)** 5.7 (0.28)6.4 (0.06)6.5 (0.11)6.6 (0.10)6.4 (0.23)
HbA1c(%)8.7 (0.06)8.5 (0.08)8.6 (0.1)8.4 (0.31)9.2 (0.06)9.1 (0.10)9.3 (0.09)9.3 (0.51)
  • Data represent means (SEM) and differences between RII–IV with maculopathy and RII–RIV without maculopathy (MP) significant at p <0.05 and p <0.01, respectively.

  • Significance **p <0.01;

  • p <0.05.

  • n = total number of patients in each cohort.