title: Prevalence of retinopathy at diagnosis among type 2 diabetic patients attending a diabetic centre in South India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence of retinopathy in newly diagnosed south Indian type 2 diabetic patients attending a diabetic centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  448 consecutive newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients were recruited. Four field retinal colour photography was performed and graded using a modified form of the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study grading system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 438 patients with assessable photographs, 32 (7.3%, 95% confidence interval 5.0 to 10. 2) had retinopathy. None of the variables tested showed a significant association with retinopathy on univariate or multivariate logistic regression analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The overall prevalence of retinopathy at diagnosis among clinic based south Indian patients with type 2 diabetes appears to be lower than that reported among Europeans.
authors.affiliation: Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, 35 Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai 600 086, India. drrema@md2.vsnl.net.in
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rema
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deepa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence