Table 2: (Mean ± SD) for age, duration of diabetes, VEGF and sorbitol by the presence of retinopathy.

Study Variables	No Retinopathy	Retinopathy (Any Type. of Retinopathy)	p
Age (years)	(38.9 ± 17.9)	(55.5 ± 10.0)	<0.001
Duration (years)	(5.9 ± 3.8)	(14.2 ± 6.2)	0.003
VEGF-A (ng/ml)	(96 ± 59.9)	(320.9 ± 259.6)	<0.001
Sorbitol (mg/L)	(0.29 ± 0.031)	(0.387 ± 0.103)	<0.001