Table 3 Subgroup analysis of systemic association of eyes with mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy requiring diabetic macular oedema treatment.

From: Predicting the need for diabetic macular oedema treatment from photographic screening in the Singapore Integrated Diabetic Retinopathy Programme (SiDRP)

Systemic features

HR

95% CI

p-value

BMI, kg/m2

0.84

0.73–0.97

0.021

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

1.01

0.98–1.05

0.469

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

0.96

0.9–1.02

0.177

Creatinine, μmol/L

1.00

1.00–1.01

0.250

LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.18

0.67–2.07

0.575

HbA1c, %

0.78

0.51–1.19

0.252

  1. HR Hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, LDL low-density lipoprotein.
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