Urban-rural divide in the distribution of diabetic retinopathy
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Purpose To find an association between prevalence of diabetic retinopathy DR and region in patients reporting to a tertiary care Diabetic and Endocrinology Center of western Uttar PradeshMaterials and Methods A hospitalbased crosssectional study was conducted on 240 eyes of 120 diabetic patients presenting at our Institute of Ophthalmology The demographic profile of each patient was procured and the ETDRS system was used to grade the severity of retinopathy The data analysis was done with the help of SPSS version 160 using unpaired ttest and binary logistic regression analysisResult The prevalence of DR was higher among rural patients 706 compared to urban 391 It was observed to be 373 times significantly higher among rural than urban patients OR373 95CI172808 p0001Conclusion The prevalence of DR was found to be 373 times significantly higher among rural patients when compared to the urban counterpartsKeywords Diabetic retinopathy Rural Urban
Authors and Affiliations
Nada Nadeem Ansari, Naheed Akhtar, Abdul Waris, Adeeb Alam Khan, Sheelu Shafiq Siddiqi
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