Table 2 Median (IQR) of telomere mean length for various groups.

From: Telomere mean length in patients with diabetic retinopathy

Groups Total (n = 120)

Median (IQR)

Control (n = 36)

7.75 (7.22–8.50)

NDR (n = 27)

6.50 (5.70–7.20)

NPDR (n = 45)

5.90 (5.20–6.50)

PDR (n = 12)

5.75 (4.85–5.95)

  1. (IQR = Interquartile range, NDR = Diabetic with no Diabetic retinopathy, NPDR = Diabetic with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, PDR = diabetic with proliferative diabetic retinopathy).
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