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Table 1 Clinic and demographic data of the study population

From: Regional differences in the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy: a multi center study in Brazil

Variables

 

Age, years

30.2 ± 11

Gender, F (%)

987 (56.1%)

Duration of diabetes, years

15.5 ± 9.3

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Caucasian

958 (54.4%)

 Non-Caucasiana

802 (45.6%)

 Level of education, years

12.2 ± 3.8

Economic status

 High

53 (3%)

 Medium

801 (45.5%)

 Low

849 (48.2%)

 Very low

57 (3.2%)

Geographic region (%)

 Southeast

829 (47.1%)

 South

233 (13.2%)

 North and Northeast

490 (27.8%)

 Midwest

208 (11.8%)

Level of care, n (%)

 Secondary

651 (37%)

 Tertiary

1109 (63%)

Physical activity

 Yes

910 (51.7%)

 No

848 (48.2%)

Smoking

 Yes

227 (13.8%)

 No

1414 (86.2%)

  1. Data are presented as the means (SD) and n (%)
  2. F female
  3. aAfrican-Brazilians, Mulattos, Asians, Native Indian