Table 2

Prevalence of DR in diabetics and in entire sample

Retinopathy gradenAmong diabeticsFull sample
P value (95% CI)P value (95% CI)
No retinopathy (R0)37953.7% (49.4 to 58.0)11.8% (10.4 to 13.2)
Background DR—mild (R1)507.1% (5.2 to 8.9)1.6% (1.1 to 2.0)
Background DR—observable (R2)111.6% (0.7 to 2.4)0.3% (0.2 to 0.5)
Background DR—referable (R3)131.8% (0.6 to 3.0)0.4% (0.1 to 0.7)
Proliferative DR (R4)142.0% (1.1 to 2.9)0.4% (0.2 to 0.6)
Ungradable DR (R6)40.6% (0.0 to 1.1)0.1% (0.0 to 0.2)
Any retinopathy9213.0% (10.7 to 15.4)2.9% (2.3 to 3.4)
Maculopathy grade
No maculopathy (M0)40857.8% (53.5 to 62.1)12.7% (11.2 to 14.1)
Maculopathy—observable (M1)355.0% (3.5 to 6.4)1.1% (0.8 to 1.4)
Maculopathy—referable (M2)172.4% (1.4 to 3.5)0.5% (0.3 to 0.8)
Any maculopathy638.9% (6.9 to 11.0)2.0% (1.5 to 2.4)
Any retinopathy/maculopathy10114.3% (11.7 to 16.9)3.1% (2.5 to 3.7)
Sight-threatening DR (R4 and/or M2)223.1% (1.9 to 4.3)0.7% (0.4 to 0.9)
Any laser scars192.7% (1.5 to 3.8)0.6% (0.3 to 0.8)
  • DR, diabetic retinopathy.