Prevalence of retinopathy in non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus at a diabetes centre in southern India.

Rema, M and Ponnaiya, M and Mohan, V (1996) Prevalence of retinopathy in non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus at a diabetes centre in southern India. Diabetes research and clinical practice, 34 (1). pp. 29-36. ISSN 0168-8227

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Abstract

A cohort of 6792 NIDDM patients attending a diabetes centre at Madras in South India was screened using a combination of retinal photography and clinical examination by retinal specialists. A total of 2319 patients (34.1%) had evidence of retinopathy. This included 2090 patients (30.8%) with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy including 435 patients (6.4%) with maculopathy and 229 patients (3.4%) with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that duration of diabetes, glycosylated haemoglobin, type of treatment (insulin treatment versus non-insulin treatment), systolic and diastolic blood pressures and serum creatinine, showed a positive association with retinopathy while body mass index (BMI) showed an inverse association. The prevalence rates of retinopathy in Southern Indians are comparable to those seen in Europeans. However in view of the high prevalence of diabetes in the Indian sub-continent, diabetic retinopathy could become a formidable challenge in the future.

Item Type:Article
Official URL/DOI:http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescriptio...
Uncontrolled Keywords:Diabetic retinopathy; NIDDM; South India; Risk factors
Subjects:Diabetology > Retino Diabetology
Diabetes
Divisions:Department of Opthalmology
Department of Diabetology
ID Code:279
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Deposited On:15 Dec 2009 11:18
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