Effect of ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors on attendance at diabetic eye screening: a 12-month retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association of sociodemographic characteristics with attendance at diabetic eye screening in a large ethnically diverse urban population.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Screening visits in the North East London Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (NELDESP).

Participants

84 449 people with diabetes aged 12 years or older registered in the NELDESP and scheduled for screening between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018.

Main outcome measure

Attendance at diabetic eye screening appointments.

Results

The mean age of people with diabetes was 60 years (SD 14.2 years), 53.4% were men, 41% South Asian, 29% White British and 17% Black; 83.4% attended screening. Black people with diabetes had similar levels of attendance compare

SUBMITTER: Olvera-Barrios A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8451288 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature