[Table/Fig-1]:
Demographic and literacy profiles of subjects
| Total Subjects | 200 |
| Mean Age | 57.19 Years |
| Gender(Nos) Men | 124 (62%) |
| Women | 76 (38%) |
| Residence (Nos) Urban | 137 (68.5%) |
| Rural | 63 (31.5%) |
| Literacy Literate | 138 (68%) |
| Primary | 18 (9%) |
| Secondary | 57 (28.5%) |
| Post Secondary | 61(30.5%) |
| Illiterate | 64 (32%) |
| Duration of DM | Nos |
| <5 | 100 (50%) |
| 5-10 | 62 (31%) |
| 10-15 | 18 (9%) |
| 15-20 | 12 (6%) |
| >20 | 8 (4%) |
| Hypertension | 58 (29%) |
| Family h/o of DM | 43 (21.5%) |
| Diabetic Retinopathy: Severity | |
| No DR | 142 (71%) |
| NPDR | 47 (23.5%) |
| PDR | 9 (4.5%) |
| CSME | 11 (5.5%) |
| Age of Retinopathy Cases | 59.9 YeaRs |
| Retinopathy Cases Were Older | 59 Versus 56 Years, p=0.01 |