On the Epidemiology of Diabetic Retinopathy in the Republic of Bashkortostan

Abstract

Aim. To study of the prevalence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in the Republic of Bashkortostan among people over 40 years of age, depending on the stage of the disease, gender and the nature of the settlement of the respondents. 

Materials and methods. A population-based study “Ural Eye and Medical Study” on the basis of the Ufa Research Institute of Eye Diseases covered 5899 people, of whom 2581 (43.7 %) were men, 3318 (52.3 %) were women. There were 2501 (42.3 %) urban residents, 3398 (59.7 %) rural residents. Statistical data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistic application package.

Results. According to the study, diabetes was observed in 687 people, among them – 221 (32.2 %) men, 466 (67.8 %) women; urban residents – 378 (55.0 %) people, rural – 309 (45.0 %) people. The prevalence of diabetes is 11.6 %. Diabetic retinopathy was observed in 102 people (27 men – 26.5 %, and 75 women – 73.5 %), urban residents – 60 (58.8 %), rural – 42 (41.2 %). The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among the entire study population was 2.1 %, or 14.8 % in the diabetic population. 

Conclusions. The prevalence of diabetes in the Republic of Bashkortostan according to the results of the Ural Eye and Medical Study was 11.6 % among people over 40 years old. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the general population of the republic was 2.1 %, and in the population with diabetes it was 14.8 %, which is, in general, less than the global average.