Table 5: Subgroup analysis of percentage change in area of retinal microhaemorrhages per area of retina in Treatment group between baseline and week 36.

Grade of Non-proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

n

Retinal microhaemorrhages change
from Baseline to Week 36 in Treatment Group

Median percentage change (%)

r

P-value

Mild

12

- 25.8

0.679

0.019*

Moderate

9

- 59.8

0.770

0.021*

*Effect size significant at p < 0.05; n: number of eyes; r: effect size from Wilcoxon signed-rank test within subjects (small effect: r > 0.1, medium effect: r > 0.3, large effect: r > 0.5).