In the district Guna, 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 4.8%.
Among the diabetics the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was 4.3%. Prevalence of maculopathy was 2.6% and that of any retinopathy or maculopathy was 4.3%. Prevalence of sight threatening DR was 1.7%.
| Diabetics Examined | Male(N=1277) | Female(N=1402) | Total(N=2679) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Known diabetes | 22 | 1.7 | 15 | 1.1 | 37 | 1.4 |
| Newly diagnosed diabetes | 54 | 4.2 | 38 | 2.7 | 92 | 3.4 |
| Total | 76 | 6.0 | 53 | 3.8 | 129 | 4.8 |
| Demographic Variable | Diabetic assessed for DR | DR cases | Prevalence % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 69 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Female | 46 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Age Group | |||
| 50 – 59 | 38 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 60 – 69 | 44 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 70 – 79 | 24 | 2 | 8.3 |
| 80+ | 9 | 1 | 11.1 |
| All ages | 115 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Total(N=115) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Retinopathy | ||
| No visible retinopathy(R0) | 110 | 95.7 |
| Any retinopathy | 5 | 4.3 |
| Mild(R1) | 4 | 3.5 |
| Observable background(R2) | 1 | 0.9 |
| Referable(R3) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Proliferative(R4) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Maculopathy | ||
| No maculopathy (M0) | 112 | 97.4 |
| Any Maculopathy | 3 | 2.6 |
| Observable (M1) | 1 | 0.9 |
| Referable (M2) | 2 | 1.7 |
| Any Retinopathy and /or Maculopathy | 5 | 4.3 |
| Sight Threatening DR (R4 or M2) | 2 | 1.7 |
| Laser Scars | ||
| No Laser Scars | 115 | 100.0 |
| Pan retinal laser | 0 | 0.0 |
| Macular laser | 0 | 0 |
| Pan retinal and macular laser | 0 | 0.0 |