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CPS1494 Senthilvel V. et al.
Assessment of prevalence and associated risk
factors of diabetic retinopathy among known
Type II Diabetic Mellitus patients in a territory
care hospital in Kochi Kerala: Hospital based

cross sectional study
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Senthilvel Vasudevan , Amitha Prasad , Sumathi Senthilvel , Jayanthi
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Sureshbabu 4
1 Assistant Professor of Statistics, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, King
Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2 Final Year Student, Department of Biostatistics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and
Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS-Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, South India.
3 Formerly Assistant Professor in Nursing, Amrita College of Nursing, Amrita Vishwa
Vidyapeetham, AIMS-Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, South India.
4 Formerly Tutor in Medical Entomology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet,
Puducherry, South India.

Abstract
Background: Diabetic Mellitus is a metabolic disorder and it affects about
180 million people worldwide. Diabetic Retinopathy is considered to be the
main morbidity as it threatens vision in human beings. Objectives: To
determine the prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and to find the associated
risk factors of DR among known Type II DM patients. Materials and
Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among
Type II DM patients with and without DR in the department of Endocrinology
with a sample size of 150 with DM patients in 2018. Data were expressed as
Mean±SD, proportions, Chi-Square, t-test test and Binary Logistic Regression
analysis. Results: Out of 350 patients were screened in our study. In that, 200
were DM patients 150 were identified as Type II DM as per inclusion criteria.
Among 150 Diabetic patients, 39(26%) patients had Diabetic Retinopathy and
111(74%) patients were not having Diabetic Retinopathy. The association
between groups (with and no DR) and duration of DM were very highly
significant with p-value<0.01. DR prevalence is higher in female when
compared with male population. Conclusion: From our study, we have
concluded that DR is strongly associated with HbA1c, FBS, duration of DM,
medication, duration of hypertension and smoking. Hence, there is a need for
regular screening check-up once in a year for retinopathy with properly
trained ophthalmologist to prevent diabetic retinopathy or to prolong or to
escape from the vision loss.

Keywords
type II diabetic mellitus; diabetic retinopathy; prevalence; risk factors; Kochi

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