Table 5:
Discriminant analysis with retinopathy as the dependent outcome variable and a set of explanatory variables (VEGF-A, Sorbitol, Age, Gender, Duration of DM.
Study Variables
Order of Importance
Canonical Discriminant Function Coefficients
Duration of DM (years)
1
0.090
Age (years)
2
0.036
Sorbitol (mg/L)
3
4.431
VEGF-A (ng/ml)
4
0.002