In the district Khargone, diabetic retinopathy (DR) survey was conducted along with the RAAB survey using the RAAB6+DR methodology. All the known diabetics and newly diagnosed diabetics (random blood sugar ≥ 200mg/dl) aged 50 years and above were assessed for DR. Scottish classification was used for DR grading. It was found that prevalence of total diabetics in population aged ≥50 years was 7.4%.
Among the diabetics the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was 14.2%. Prevalence of maculopathy was 8.4% and that of any retinopathy or maculopathy was 14.2%. Prevalence of sight threatening DR was 5.3%.
| Diabetics Examined | Male(N=1226) | Female(N=1471) | Total(N=2697) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Known diabetes | 58 | 4.7 | 86 | 5.8 | 144 | 5.3 |
| Newly diagnosed diabetes | 24 | 2.0 | 31 | 2.1 | 55 | 2.0 |
| Total | 82 | 6.7 | 117 | 8.0 | 199 | 7.4 |
| Demographic Variable | Diabetic assessed for DR | DR cases | Prevalence % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 76 | 7 | 9.2 |
| Female | 114 | 20 | 17.5 |
| Age Group | |||
| 50 – 59 | 81 | 9 | 11.1 |
| 60 – 69 | 65 | 8 | 12.3 |
| 70 – 79 | 35 | 9 | 25.7 |
| 80+ | 9 | 1 | 11.1 |
| All ages | 190 | 27 | 14.2 |
| Total(N=190) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Retinopathy | ||
| No visible retinopathy(R0) | 163 | 85.8 |
| Any retinopathy | 27 | 14.2 |
| Mild(R1) | 19 | 10.0 |
| Observable background(R2) | 7 | 3.7 |
| Referable(R3) | 1 | 0.5 |
| Proliferative(R4) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Maculopathy | ||
| No maculopathy (M0) | 174 | 91.6 |
| Any Maculopathy | 16 | 8.4 |
| Observable (M1) | 6 | 3.2 |
| Referable (M2) | 10 | 5.3 |
| Any Retinopathy and /or Maculopathy | 27 | 14.2 |
| Sight Threatening DR (R4 or M2) | 10 | 5.3 |
| Laser Scars | ||
| No Laser Scars | 189 | 99.5 |
| Pan retinal laser | 0 | 0.0 |
| Macular laser | 1 | 0.5 |
| Pan retinal and macular laser | 0 | 0.0 |