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Original Article
Volume 9, Number 1-2, April 2019, pages 29-32
The Prevalence of Eyesight Deterioration in People Aged Over 50 Years and Its Correlation With Type II Diabetes in Trinidad
Tables
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Eye condition | |
| Cataracts | 159 (59.3) |
| Glaucoma | 52 (19.4) |
| Long sighted | 13 (4.9) |
| Short sighted | 14 (5.2) |
| Blurriness | 16 (6.0) |
| None | 6.0 (2.2) |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 8.0 (3.0) |
| Age | |
| 50 - 55 | 39 (14.6) |
| 56 - 60 | 40 (14.9) |
| 61 - 65 | 55 (20.5) |
| 66 - 70 | 52 (19.4) |
| 71 - 75 | 49 (18.3) |
| 76 - 80 | 22 (8.2) |
| > 80 | 11 (4.1) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 137 (51.1) |
| Female | 131 (48.9) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Indo-Trinidadian | 206 (76.9) |
| Afro-Trinidadian | 60 (22.4) |
| Caucasian | 2.0 (0.7) |
| Diabetes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| Type of eye condition | ||
| Cataracts | 110 | 49 |
| Glaucoma | 32 | 20 |
| Long sighted | 8 | 5 |
| Short sighted | 7 | 7 |
| Blurriness | 11 | 5 |
| None | 5 | 1 |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 8.0 | 0 |
| Total | 181 | 87 |