Prevalence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in population aged ≥50 years in Kapurthala, Punjab
In the district Kapurthala, 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 22.0%.
Among the diabetics the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was 16.2%. Prevalence of maculopathy was 4.9% and that of any retinopathy or maculopathy was 16.2%. Prevalence of sight threatening DR was 2.6%.
Table: Prevalence of known and new diabetes in population aged ≥50 years in Kapurthala, Punjab
Diabetics Examined
Male(N=1060)
Female(N=1635)
Total(N=2695)
n
%
n
%
n
%
Known diabetes
139
13.1
275
16.8
414
15.4
Newly diagnosed diabetes
64
6.0
115
7.0
179
6.6
Total
203
19.2
390
23.9
593
22.0
Table: Gender & Age wise Prevalence of any diabetic retinopathy among diabetics population aged ≥50 years in Kapurthala, Punjab
Demographic Variable
Diabetic assessed for DR
DR cases
Prevalence %
Gender
Male
197
29
14.7
Female
372
63
16.9
Age Group
50 – 59
260
28
10.8
60 – 69
198
42
21.2
70 – 79
75
12
16.0
80+
36
10
27.8
All ages
569
92
16.2
Table: Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, maculopathy and sight threatening diabetic retinopathy (Scottish classification) among diabetics population aged ≥50 years in Kapurthala, Punjab