Association of socioeconomic status with glycated haemoglobin level and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy: a cross-sectional study in Sichuan, western China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Diabetes affects 1 in 10 adults in China. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a diabetes-related complication that, if untreated, impairs vision and causes blindness. Evidence on DR diagnosis and risk factors is limited. This study aimed to add evidence from socioeconomic factors.

Design

A cross-sectional survey of people with diabetes conducted in 2019 was analysed by using logistic regression to evaluate the association of socioeconomic factors with the glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level and DR.

Setting

Five counties/districts of western China (Sichuan) were included.

Participants

Registered participants with diabetes aged from 18 to 75 years were selected, and at last 2179 participants were included in the analysis.

Results

In this cohort, 37.13% (

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9936295 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature