Research Article

PPARG Polymorphisms Are Associated with Unexplained Mild Vision Loss in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

Demographic and clinical characteristics of 135 residents with unexplained mild visual impairment (UMVI) and 133 residents with normal vision (NV).

UMVI residentsNV residents value

Gender (male)53600.39
Age (year)65.34 ± 5.4164.82 ± 8.450.59
Age at diabetes onset (years)58.48 ± 10.7657.51 ± 10.150.39
Duration of diabetes (years)6.86 ± 5.217.30 ± 5.860.52
Hemoglobin A1c (%)7.24 ± 1.467.09 ± 1.340.36
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)7.21 ± 2.087.17 ± 1.880.87
Body mass index (kg/m2)25.00 ± 3.6225.75 ± 3.510.09
Waistline (cm)85.68 ± 9.9388.27 ± 9.190.03
Hipline (cm)94.98 ± 9.8497.03 ± 6.770.04
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)140.02 ± 20.84143.77 ± 19.690.14
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)81.03 ± 11.9780.74 ± 11.350.84

Student’s t-test and χ2 test.