Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the association between neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation, distance from ophthalmology clinics, and diagnosis of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Participants

Adult patients (≥18 years) with diabetes mellitus at Johns Hopkins Hospital and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Methods

Patient addresses were geocoded and the block group was linked to the 2021 national Area Deprivation Index (ADI). Area Deprivation Index was divided into quartiles, with higher quartiles indicating greater socioeconomic disadvantage. The distance between patient's residence and ophthalmology clinics was calculated. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between ADI quartile, dista

SUBMITTER: Xie WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11798716 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature