The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy and their risk factors in the non-insulin-treated diabetic patients of an English town

A total population study of the ocular status of all known non-insulin-treated diabetic patients resident in the English town of Melton Mowbray has been conducted. The population prevalence of non-insulin-treated diabetes in the town was 6.7/1000. There were 215 patients in the target population, wi...

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Published inEye (London) Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 158 - 163
Main Authors SPARROW, J. M, MCLEOD, B. K, SMITH, T. D. W, BIRCH, M. K, ROSENTHAL, A. R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 01.01.1993
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Associated diseases and complications
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
England - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Macula Lutea
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Smoking - adverse effects
Time Factors
Visual Acuity
United Kingdom
Great britain
Europe
England
Endocrinopathy
Human
Eye disease
Prevalence
Retinopathy
Treatment
Maculopathy
Non insulin dependent diabetes
Epidemiology
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Summary:A total population study of the ocular status of all known non-insulin-treated diabetic patients resident in the English town of Melton Mowbray has been conducted. The population prevalence of non-insulin-treated diabetes in the town was 6.7/1000. There were 215 patients in the target population, with 65% of the resident survivors participating in the study. Further data on ocular status were gathered from hospital records, bringing the total percentage for whom some information on ocular status was available to 74%. Corrected Snellen acuity was 6/12 or better in 76% of patients and the over-all prevalence rate for any diabetic retinopathy was 52%, for proliferative retinopathy was 4%, and for maculopathy requiring treatment was 10%. In a multivariate analysis, risk factors for retinopathy and/or maculopathy included longer diabetic duration, female sex, higher blood pressure, the use of anti-hypertensive drugs and cigarette smoking.
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ISSN:0950-222X
1476-5454
DOI:10.1038/eye.1993.34