Prevalence of self-reported visual impairment among people in Canada with and without diabetes: findings from population-based surveys from 1994 to 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes, a leading cause of visual impairment, is on the rise in Canada. We assessed trends in the prevalence of visual impairment among people in Canada with and without diabetes to inform the development of strategies and policies for the management of visual impairment.

Methods

We analyzed self-reported data from respondents aged 45 years and older in 7 cycles of nationwide surveys (National Population Health Survey and Canadian Community Health Survey) from 1994/95 to 2013/14. The age- and sex-standardized prevalence of visual impairment was calculated. We assessed comparisons by levels of education and income, using sex-standardized prevalence owing to sparse data.

Results

Among people in Canada with diabetes, the age- and sex-standardized prevalence

SUBMITTER: Im JHB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699436 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature