Research Article

Identification of the Optimal Model for the Prediction of Diabetic Retinopathy in Chinese Rural Population: Handan Eye Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and univariate analysis ().

VariableDRNon-DRStatistic value value

Age54.00 (50.00-59.00)52.00 (42.00-58.00)3.778<0.001
Gender1.434#0.231
(i) Male47 (39.50%)2086 (45.02%)
(ii) Female72 (60.50%)2547 (54.98%)
Education degree4.866#0.088
(i) Illiterate or semi-illiterate14 (11.76%)619 (13.36%)
(ii) Primary grade73 (61.34%)2376 (51.28%)
(iii) Secondary school and above32 (26.89%)1638 (35.36%)
Marriage status6.645#0.010
(i) Married19 (15.97%)419 (9.04%)
(ii) Divorced and widowed100 (84.03%)4214 (90.96%)
Smoke status0.849#0.357
(i) No86 (72.27%)3164 (68.29%)
(ii) Yes33 (27.73%)1469 (31.71%)
Drink status0.025#0.876
(i) No94 (78.99%)3632 (78.39%)
(ii) Yes25 (21.01%)1001 (21.61%)
Systolic blood pressure143.00 (130.00-164.50)134.50 (122.00-150.50)<0.001
BMI25.63 (22.68-28.44)24.12 (22.07-26.37)3.978<0.001
Spheric equivalence0.13 (-0.50-0.63)0.00 (-0.50-0.50)0.9170.359
IOP16.00 (14.25-17.75)15.00 (13.00-17.00)3.853<0.001
Axis length22.68 (22.16-23.22)22.81 (22.30-23.30)-1.8220.068
Blood glucose6.88 (6.13-9.11)5.49 (5.14-5.89)12.503<0.001
Urea nitrogen4.51 (3.93-5.53)4.65 (3.93-5.49)-0.2810.779
Creatine69.80 (63.60-78.90)69.70 (63.60-77.20)0.4150.679
Total triglycerides1.55 (1.06-2.28)1.27 (0.88-1.85)3.729<0.001
High-sensitive C-reactive protein2.13 (0.79-4.38)1.19 (0.43-3.33)3.1810.002
Albumin45.50 (43.00-48.00)45.00 (42.93-47.00)1.6740.094
Urea creatinine75.20 (41.90-118.90)75.20 (46.40-114.55)-0.4740.636
Urea albumin1.28 (0.41-5.64)0.71 (0.31-2.12)3.1020.002
Uric acid1211.00 (833.00-1895.00)1222.00 (827.00-1709.30)0.5780.563

Note: ※ = continuous variables were showed as average and range; categorical variables were showed as percentage.  = the Wilcoxon rank sum test. # = chi-squared test.