Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Diabetic Retinopathy is a leading preventable blindness and the most common complication in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in Malaysia reported by the Diabetic Eye Registry in 2007 was 36.8%. Other local studies showed prevalence ranging between 12.3% and 16.9%. However, since Kedah has the highest prevalence of diabetes and leading state for occurrence of blindness, it is time for the stakeholders to focus on strategies to improve. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and associated risk factors among type 2 diabetes patients in public health clinics in Kedah. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out among type 2 diabetes patients across 58 public health clinics in Kedah. Subjects were selected from the National Diabetes Registry (NDR) using random sampling which gathered information on demographics, physical and biochemical parameters. Patients registered in the NDR with at least one visit within a 12-month period from August 2016 to July 2017 were included. RESULTS: Of the 23,557 subjects, 63.4% were female, mean age was 52 years and mean duration of diabetes was six years. The prevalence of diabetes retinopathy is 12.6%. About 70% of the subjects have uncontrolled glycemic level. DISCUSSION: Based on the findings, the modifiable risk factors identified were glycemic level and duration of DM. These data highlight substantial public health burden on diabetic retinopathy. Hence, the need to improve diabetes care and strengthen preventive efforts to reduce complications.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-151,
title = {Diabetic Retinopathy - Who is at Risk?},
author = {Sharifah Saffinas Syed Soffian},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Diabetic Retinopathy is a leading preventable blindness and the most common complication in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in Malaysia reported by the Diabetic Eye Registry in 2007 was 36.8%. Other local studies showed prevalence ranging between 12.3% and 16.9%. However, since Kedah has the highest prevalence of diabetes and leading state for occurrence of blindness, it is time for the stakeholders to focus on strategies to improve. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and associated risk factors among type 2 diabetes patients in public health clinics in Kedah. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out among type 2 diabetes patients across 58 public health clinics in Kedah. Subjects were selected from the National Diabetes Registry (NDR) using random sampling which gathered information on demographics, physical and biochemical parameters. Patients registered in the NDR with at least one visit within a 12-month period from August 2016 to July 2017 were included. RESULTS: Of the 23,557 subjects, 63.4% were female, mean age was 52 years and mean duration of diabetes was six years. The prevalence of diabetes retinopathy is 12.6%. About 70% of the subjects have uncontrolled glycemic level. DISCUSSION: Based on the findings, the modifiable risk factors identified were glycemic level and duration of DM. These data highlight substantial public health burden on diabetic retinopathy. Hence, the need to improve diabetes care and strengthen preventive efforts to reduce complications.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation:},
keywords = {diabetes, NCD, public health clinics, retinopathy, Risk Factors},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}