Prevalence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in population aged ≥50 years in Banda, Uttar Pradesh
In the district Banda, 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 4.1%.
Among the diabetics the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was 6.6%. Prevalence of maculopathy was 1.9% and that of any retinopathy or maculopathy was 6.6%. Prevalence of sight threatening DR was 0%.
Table: Prevalence of known and new diabetes in population aged ≥50 years in Banda, Uttar Pradesh
Diabetics Examined
Male(N=1345)
Female(N=1392)
Total(N=2737)
n
%
n
%
n
%
Known diabetes
25
1.9
13
0.9
38
1.4
Newly diagnosed diabetes
44
3.3
30
2.2
74
2.7
Total
69
5.1
43
3.1
112
4.1
Table: Gender & Age wise Prevalence of any diabetic retinopathy among diabetics population aged ≥50 years in Banda, Uttar Pradesh
Demographic Variable
Diabetic assessed for DR
DR cases
Prevalence %
Gender
Male
65
5
7.7
Female
41
2
4.9
Age Group
50 – 59
42
4
9.5
60 – 69
39
0
0.0
70 – 79
16
3
18.8
80+
9
0
0.0
All ages
106
7
6.6
Table: Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, maculopathy and sight threatening diabetic retinopathy (Scottish classification) among diabetics population aged ≥50 years in Banda, Uttar Pradesh