From: Regional differences in the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy: a multi center study in Brazil
Variables | |
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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%) |