Prevalence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in population aged ≥50 years in Warangal, Telangana
In the district Warangal, 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 13.0%.
Among the diabetics the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was 9%. Prevalence of maculopathy was 4.2% and that of any retinopathy or maculopathy was 9.0%. Prevalence of sight threatening DR was 2.1%.
Table: Prevalence of known and new diabetes in population aged ≥50 years in Warangal, Telangana
Diabetics Examined
Male(N=1039)
Female(N=1647)
Total(N=2686)
n
%
n
%
n
%
Known diabetes
96
9.2
119
7.2
215
8.0
Newly diagnosed diabetes
56
5.4
79
4.8
135
5.0
Total
152
14.6
198
12.0
350
13.0
Table: Gender & Age wise Prevalence of any diabetic retinopathy among diabetics population aged ≥50 years in Warangal, Telangana
Demographic Variable
Diabetic assessed for DR
DR cases
Prevalence %
Gender
Male
120
12
10.0
Female
168
14
8.3
Age Group
50 – 59
102
13
12.7
60 – 69
111
10
9.0
70 – 79
54
3
5.6
80+
21
0
0.0
All ages
288
26
9.0
Table: Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, maculopathy and sight threatening diabetic retinopathy (Scottish classification) among diabetics population aged ≥50 years in Warangal, Telangana