Prevalence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in population aged ≥50 years
In the district AmbedkarNagar, 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 8.7%.
Among the diabetics the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was 9.2%. Prevalence of maculopathy was 3.4% and that of any retinopathy or maculopathy was 9.2%. Prevalence of sight threatening DR was 1.0%.
Table: Prevalence of known and new diabetes in population aged ≥50 years in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Diabetics Examined
Male(N=1163)
Female(N=1568)
Total(N=2731)
n
%
n
%
n
%
Known diabetes
58
5.0
54
3.4
112
41
Newly diagnosed diabetes
40
3.4
85
5.4
125
4.6
Total
98
8.4
139
8.9
237
8.7
Table: Gender & Age wise Prevalence of any diabetic retinopathy among diabetics population aged ≥50 years in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Demographic Variable
Diabetic assessed for DR
DR cases
Prevalence %
Gender
Male
86
11
12.8
Female
120
8
6.7
Age Group
50 – 59
92
5
5.4
60 – 69
74
12
16.2
70 – 79
26
2
7.7
80+
14
0
0.0
All ages
206
19
9.2
Table: Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, maculopathy and sight threatening diabetic retinopathy (Scottish classification) among diabetics population aged ≥50 years in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh