Table 1.
Characteristics of individuals who have been screened and those who have not been screened for diabetic retinopathy in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
| Characteristic | Not screened | Screened | OR | (95% CI) | P‐value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
| Total | 2266 | (39.6) | 3463 | (60.4) | |||
| Femalea | 1264 | (36.6) | 2188 | (63.4) | 1.0 | (reference) | |
| Malea | 1002 | (44.0) | 1275 | (56.0) | 0.74 | (0.66–0.82) | <0.0001 |
| Mean age, years (SD)b | 60.9 | (15.2) | 60.8 | (13.0) | 1.00 | (0.99–1.00) | 0.9087 |
| Residencea | |||||||
| Rural | 1722 | (38.2) | 2786 | (61.8) | 1.0 | (reference) | |
| Urban | 544 | (44.5) | 677 | (55.5) | 0.77 | (0.68–0.87) | 0.0001 |
| Educationc | |||||||
| No formal education | 114 | (40.4) | 168 | (59.6) | 1.0 | (reference) | |
| Primary‐level education | 1139 | (40.2) | 1698 | (59.8) | 1.01 | (0.79–1.30) | 0.9278 |
| Secondary‐level education | 487 | (41.6) | 685 | (58.4) | 0.95 | (0.73–1.24) | 0.7300 |
| College education | 12 | (48.0) | 13 | (52.0) | 0.74 | (0.32–1.67) | 0.4619 |
| Clinic type attendeda | |||||||
| Government | 1461 | (47.6) | 1611 | (52.4) | 1.0 | (reference) | |
| Missionary | 638 | (32.4) | 1333 | (67.6) | 1.89 | (1.68–2.13) | <0.0001 |
| Private | 167 | (24.3) | 519 | (75.7) | 2.82 | (2.33–3.40) | <0.0001 |
a
Data available for 5729.
b
Data available for 5727.
c
Data available for 4316.