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%.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Total(N=106) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Retinopathy | ||
| No visible retinopathy(R0) | 99 | 93.4 |
| Any retinopathy | 7 | 6.6 |
| Mild(R1) | 3 | 2.8 |
| Observable background(R2) | 3 | 2.8 |
| Referable(R3) | 1 | 0.9 |
| Proliferative(R4) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Maculopathy | ||
| No maculopathy (M0) | 104 | 98.1 |
| Any Maculopathy | 2 | 1.9 |
| Observable (M1) | 2 | 1.9 |
| Referable (M2) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Any Retinopathy and /or Maculopathy | 7 | 6.6 |
| Sight Threatening DR (R4 or M2) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Laser Scars | ||
| No Laser Scars | 106 | 100.0 |
| Pan retinal laser | 0 | 0.0 |
| Macular laser | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pan retinal and macular laser | 0 | 0.0 |