High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and its Association with Diabetic Retinopathy: A Cross-sectional Study.

Arch Iran Med · 2025 · PMC12569983 · PMID 41159344

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a trend toward significanceP = 0.059so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Age showed a trend toward significance (OR = 1.046, 95% CI: 0.998–1.09; P = 0.059), suggesting a possible modest effect on DR risk ( Table 4 ).

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showed a trendP = 0.059so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Age showed a trend toward significance (OR = 1.046, 95% CI: 0.998–1.09; P = 0.059), suggesting a possible modest effect on DR risk ( Table 4 ).

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did not reach statistical significanceP = 0.178not close (p > 0.1)

Hypertension prevalence also rose with retinopathy severity (from 42% in no-DR to 46.9% in NPDR and 60% in PDR), although this difference did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.178).

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near-significantno p-value reported

Similarly, patients with cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/L had elevated hs-CRP levels in PDR (11.24 ± 17.28 mg/L), while those with cholesterol < 200 mg/L showed lower values (4.48 ± 3.63 mg/L), with a near-significant p-value of 0.060 ( Table 3 ).

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