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Diabetic retinopathy in native and non-native Sarawakians--findings from the Diabetic Eye Registry

Mallika PS 1 , Aziz S 2 , Goh PP 3 , Lee PY 4 , Cheah WL 5 , Chong MS 6 Show all authors , Tan AK 7

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  • 1 Mallika Presemthil, MS. University Malaysia Sarawak, Ophthalmology, Lot 77, Seksyen 22, Kuching Town Land District, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Kuching, Sarawak 93150, Malaysia. [email protected] / [email protected]
  • 2 S Aziz, MS. Department of Ophthalmology, Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • 3 Goh P P, MPH. Department of Ophthalmology, Selayang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • 4 Lee P Y, M Fam Med. Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
  • 5 Cheah W L, PhD. Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • 6 Chong M S, MS. Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • 7 Tan A K, MS. Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia, 2012 Aug;67(4):369-74.
PMID: 23082443

Abstract

This study aims to determine the risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) among natives and non-natives Sarawakians who were seen at 3 public hospitals and one health clinic in Sarawak. It is a cross sectional study where data on patients with DM were collected by staff at these healthcare facilities and entered into the web-based Diabetic Eye Registry. Univariate and multivariate analysis was used to determine the association factors for DR. DR was significantly less associated with natives (24.4%) compared to non-native Sarawakians (34.1%) (p < 0.001). The odds of getting DR was higher in patients whose duration of DM was more than 20 years (OR = 2.6), who have renal impairment (OR = 1.7) and non-natives (OR = 1.4).

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