Analysis of diabetic maculopathy progression with respect to the individual preoperative factors
| Operated eye | Non-operated eye | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM progressed (n = 9) | DM static (n = 41) | p Value | DM progressed (n = 7) | DM static (n = 43) | p Value | |
| Preoperative mean HbA1C (SD) | 8.6% (0.6%) | 8.2% (1.6%) | 0.52 | 8.4% (0.8%) | 8.2% (1.6%) | 0.23 |
| Duration of DM (years) (SD) | 15.4 (12.9) | 13.4 (8.7) | 0.57 | 11.9 (12.6) | 14.0 (9.0) | 0.58 |
| Pre-existing hypertension (n = 29) | 6/9 | 23/41 | 0.82 | 4/7 | 25/43 | 0.79 |
| Insulin treatment (n = 20) | 5/9 | 16/41 | 0.61 | 4/7 | 17/43 | 0.34 |