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. 2014 Jun 6;2(1):e000005. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2013-000005

Table 3.

Prevalence of DR in various subgroups

Prevalence of DR
Prevalence of STDR
N n (%) (95% CI) p Value n (%) (95% CI) p Value
Overall 1190 122 (10.3) (8.53 to 11.97) 45 (3.8) (2.70 to 4.86)
 Known diabetes 865 113 (13.1) (10.81 to 15.31) <0.0001 43 (5.0) (3.52 to 6.42) <0.0001
 Newly diagnosed 325 9 (2.8) (0.99 to 4.55) 2 (0.6) (-0.23 to 1.47)
Age groups (years)
 40–49 390 24 (6.2) (3.77 to 8.53) 4 (1.0) (0.03 to 2.03)
 50–59 390 50 (12.8) (9.50 to 16.14) 0.007 23 (5.9) (3.56 to 8.24) 0.001
 60–69 318 40 (12.6) (8.94 to 16.22) 17 (5.3) (2.88 to 7.82)
 >69 92 8 (8.7) (2.94 to 14.46) 1 (1.1) (-1.03 to 3.21)
Gender
 Female 651 53 (8.1) (6.04 to 10.24) 0.008 20 (3.1) (1.74 to 4.40) 0.159
 Male 539 69 (12.8) (9.98 to 15.62) 25 (4.6) (2.86 to 6.42)
Duration group (years)
 <5 916 58 (6.3) (4.75 to 7.91) 19 (2.1) (1.15 to 2.99)
 5–10 160 29 (18.1) (12.16 to 24.10) <0.0001 11 (6.9) (2.96 to 10.80) <0.0001
 10–15 79 22 (27.8) (17.97 to 37.73) 9 (11.4) (4.38 to 18.40)
 >15 35 13 (37.1) (21.13 to 53.15) 6 (17.1) (4.65 to 29.63)
HbA1c
 <7.0 593 30 (5.1) (3.30 to 6.82) 9 (1.5) (0.54 to 2.50)
 >7.0 597 92 (15.4) (12.51 to 18.31) <0.0001 36 (6.0) (4.12 to 7.94) <0.0001
Insulin status
 User 25 11 (44.0) (24.54 to 63.46) 7 (28.0) (10.40 to 45.60)
 Non-user 1165 111 (9.5) 7.84 to 11.22 <0.0001 38 (3.3) 2.242 to 4.28 <0.0001
Systolic BP
 <140 1013 87 (8.6) (6.86 to 10.32) 38 (3.8) (2.58 to 4.92)
 >140 177 35 (19.8) (13.9 to 25.64) <0.0001 7 (4.0) (1.08 to 6.82) 0.896
Diastolic BP
 <90 932 82 (8.8) (6.98 to 10.62) 34 (3.6) (2.45 to 4.85)
 >90 258 40 (15.5) (11.08 to 19.92) 0.002 11 (4.3) (1.80 to 6.72) 0.646

BP, blood pressure (mm Hg); DR, diabetic retinopathy; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin (%); STDR, sight-threatening DR.