Identification of Responsible Socioeconomic Variables for Prevalence of Retinopathy in Obese-Diabetic Adults

This study analysed data collected from 995 adults aged 18 years and above in Bangladesh. The analysis was performed to identify the variables responsible for the prevalence of retinopathy in obese-diabetic adults. There were 30.2% obese adults, 67.0% diabetic patients, and 12.4% patients with retinopathy. All these non-communicable diseases were noted in 4.7% of the adults. The same rate was also noted in males and females also. A higher prevalence rate was found in secondary educated adults (7.6%), adults of families of upper medium income (9.8%), adults of optimum blood pressure (6.3%), and patients with diabetes for longer periods (12.7%). The risks of prevalence for secondary educated adults, adults belonging to upper medium income groups of families, adults with optimum blood pressure, and diabetic patients of longer duration were 1.99, 2.24, 2.20, and 3.08 times, respectively. All 4.7% of the patients were obese. Logistic regression analysis revealed that age, smoking habits, blood pressure, body mass index, and duration of diabetes were the identified variables responsible for the prevalence of retinopathy in obese-diabetic adults.