Association of statin use and hypertriglyceridemia with diabetic macular edema in patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic retinopathy

Table 5 Correlation of serum variables with central retinal thickness in patients with diabetic macular edema

Variable	Months	R	p value
HbA1c	−3 M, 0 M	0.709	0.022^a
Total cholesterol	−1 M, 0 M	0.516	0.028^a
Triglycerides	−6 M	0.559	0.010^a
HDL cholesterol	−3 M	−0.715	0.009^a
LDL cholesterol		0.150	0.700

HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein. The time of diagnosis with diabetic macular edema is ‘0 M’, 1, 3, and 6 months prior to diabetic macular edema are presented as ‘−1 M’, ‘−3 M’, and ‘−6 M’
^a p value <0.05 (Pearson correlation analysis)

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