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Table 2 Distribution of prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among various groups

From: Prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy among people with diabetes screened using fundus photography at a community diabetic retinopathy screening program in Nepal

Variables

No DR†

n‡(%)

Mild NPDR§

n (%)

Moderate NPDR

n (%)

Severe + very severe NPDR

n (%)

PDR¶

n (%)

DR (n = 4766)

% (95% CI)

Total

19,984 (80.7)

1707 (6.9)

1933 (7.8)

717 (2.9)

409 (1.7)

19.3 (18.8–19.7)

Gender

Male

10,104 (79.5 )

891 (7 )

1071 (8.4 )

409 (3.2)

235 (1.8 )

20.5 (19.8–21.2)

Female

9880 (82.1 )

816 (6.8 )

862 (7.2 )

308 (2.6)

174 (1.4 )

17.9 (17.3–18.6)

Age group

< 50

7232 (85.1 )

546 (6.4 )

477 (5.6 )

169 (2.0)

77 (0.9 )

14.9 (14.2–15.7)

50 and above

12,752 (78.5 )

1161 (7.1 )

1456 (9 )

548 (3.4)

332 (2 )

21.5 (20.9–22.2)

Up to 30

853 (90.6)

42 (4.5)

32 (3.4)

7 (0.7)

8 (0.8)

9.4 (7.6–11.3)

31–60

13,124 (81.3)

1134 (7)

1166 (7.2)

469 (2.9)

258 (1.6)

18.7 (18.1–19.3)

> 60

6007 (78.5)

531 (6.9)

735 (9.6)

241 (3.1)

143 (1.9)

21.5 (20.6–22.5)

DM duration (years)

< 10

16,510 (86.1)

1149 (6)

1015 (5.3)

345 (1.8)

156 (0.8)

13.9 (13.4–14.4)

11–20

3155 (63.6)

503 (10.1)

783 (15.8)

326 (6.6)

196 (3.9)

36.4 (35.1–37.8)

> 20

319 (52.1)

55 (9)

135 (22.1)

46 (7.5)

57 (9.3)

47.9 (43.9–51.8)

DM type

Type 1

451 (84.5)

33 (6.2)

33 (6.2)

8 (1.5)

9 (1.7)

15.5 (12.5–18.6)

Type 2

19,533 (80.7)

1674 (6.9)

1900 (7.8)

709 (2.9)

400 (1.7)

19.3 (18.8–19.8)

Treatment

Yes

16,192 (78.5)

1542 (7.5)

1821 (8.8)

685 (3.3)

397 (1.9)

21.5 (21–22.1)

No (Diet only)

3792 (92.2)

165 (4.0)

112 (2.7)

32 (0.8)

12 (0.3)

7.8 (7–8.6)

Types of treatment

Diet

3792 (92.2)

165 (4.0)

112 (2.7)

32 (0.8)

12 (0.3)

7.8 (7–8.6)

OHA

14,812 (80.1)

1366 (7.4)

1489 (8.1)

539 (2.9)

278 (1.5)

19.9 (19.3–20.4)

Insulin

733 (73.7)

73 (7.3)

104 (10.5)

52 (5.2)

33 (3.3)

26.3 (23.6–29.1)

OHA with Insulin

647 (55.9)

103 (8.9)

228 (19.7)

94 (8.1)

86 (7.4)

44.1 (41.3–47)

  1. Note: 448 (1.8%) were non-gradable
  2. †diabetic retinopathy; ‡ non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy; § number; ¶ proliferative diabetic retinopathy