Alteration of intestinal microbiota is associated with diabetic retinopathy and its severity: Samples collected from southeast coast Chinese

Table 1 Basic characteristics compared between Group DM and Group C

Characteristic	Group DM vs Group C
	Group DM (n = 30)	Group C (n = 15)	P value
Age	55.93 ± 9.58	59.73 ± 16.46	NS
Gender, male/female	19/11	9/6	NS
Height	165.70 ± 8.07	162.20 ± 7.78	NS
Weight	64.75 ± 7.67	62.53 ± 8.29	NS
Body mass index	23.47 ± 2.21	23.73 ± 2.27	NS
Waist circumference	84.75 ± 7.78	84.67 ± 8.36	NS
Hip circumference	91.42 ± 7.32	92.07 ± 7.29	NS
Waist hip ratio	0.93 ± 0.05	0.92 ± 0.08	NS
Waist height ratio	0.51 ± 0.05	0.52 ± 0.05	NS
Systolic blood pressure	128.43 ± 11.98	127.80 ± 14.03	NS
Fasting glucose	8.29 ± 2.79	5.34 ± 0.95	< 0.01
HbA1c	9.94 ± 1.96	5.63 ± 0.31	< 0.01
Triglycerides	1.81 ± 1.82	1.72 ± 0.77	NS
LDL-C	3.00 ± 0.97	2.94 ± 0.88	NS
eGFR	92.29 ± 27.65	87.21 ± 30.00	NS

Data are presented as mean ± SD. HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Group C: Samples with non-diabetics; Group DM: Samples with diabetics; NS: Not significant.