Variable/question | Parameters explored | Response category | No. of patients | % of overall total | Visit for diabetic eye examination | P value | |
Had visited previously (n=81) | Visiting for the first time (n=82) | ||||||
Fundus examination: | Clinical | STDR | 130 | 79.8 | 75 (92.6%) | 55 (67.1%) | <0.001* |
Retinopathy severity | NSTDR | 33 | 20.2 | 6 (7.4%) | 27 (32.9%) | ||
How long had you had diabetes? | Diabetic duration | >10 years | 90 | 55.2 | 53 (65.4%) | 37 (45.1%) | 0.01* |
≤10 years | 73 | 44.8 | 28 (34.6%) | 45 (54.9%) | |||
Can diabetes affect eyes? | Knowledge | Yes | 122 | 74.8 | 69 (85.2%) | 53 (64.6%) | 0.004* |
No/not sure | 41 | 25.2 | 12 (14.2%) | 29 (35.4%) | |||
Does diabetes restrict your everyday activities? | Awareness | Yes | 67 | 41.1 | 40 (49.4%) | 27 (32.9%) | 0.04* |
No/not sure | 96 | 58.9 | 41 (50.6%) | 55 (67.1%) | |||
How often last year you had to go hospital for uncontrolled blood sugar? | Diabetic control | ≥1–10 times | 100 | 61.3 | 58 (71.6%) | 42 (51.2%) | 0.01* |
0 times | 63 | 38.7 | 23 (28.4%) | 40 (48.8%) |
*significant p values obtained by using χ2 (Fisher’s exact) test.
NSTDR, non-sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy; STDR, sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy.