Correlation of clinical characteristics and cytokine concentration with diabetic retinopathy severity
Rho (Spearman’s p) | P value | |
Age | ||
0.099 | 0.44 | |
Time of diagnosis | ||
0.258 | 0.71 | |
HbA1c | ||
0.687 | 0.01 | |
BMI | ||
0.815 | 0.001* | |
Serum creatinine | ||
0.801 | 0.001* | |
IL-1ß | ||
−0.035 | 0.76 | |
IL-2 | ||
−0.154 | 0.17 | |
IL-4 | ||
−0.254 | 0.24 | |
IL-6 | ||
0.304 | 0.006* | |
IL-8 | ||
−0.113 | 0.31 | |
IL-10 | ||
−0.012 | 0.91 | |
IL-12 | ||
−0.210 | 0.06 | |
L-17ª | I | |
0.014 | 0.90 | |
TNFα | ||
0.408 | 0.001* | |
IFN-γ | ||
−0.133 | 0.24 |
*Significance value p<0.05.
BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; IFN-γ, interferon-gamma; IL, interleukin ; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor alpha.