Research Article
Vision-Related Quality of Life among Patients Attending the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Table 2
Participants’ ocular and medical characteristics in relation to diabetes status at diabetes and eye clinics (N = 100).
| | Characteristics | N (%) | People with DR (N = 50) | People without DR (N = 50) | value | | n (%), mean (SD) | n (%), mean (SD) |
| | BPVA | | | | | | Normal (≥6/12) | 63 (63.0) | 31 (62.0) | 32 (84.0) | 0.031 | | Mild (<6/12 to 6/18) | 13 (13.0) | 10 (20.0) | 3 (6.0) | | Moderate (<6/18 to 6/60) | 10 (10.0) | 5 (10.0) | 5 (10.0) | | Severe (<6/60 to 3/60) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Blindness (<3/60) | 3 (3.0) | 3 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Presence of cataract (n = 43) | | | | | | Unilateral | 6 (14.0) | 03 (50.0) | 03 (50.0) | 0.008 | | Bilateral | 37 (86.0) | 25 (67.6) | 12 (32.4) | 0.024 | | Presence of DES | | | | | | Yes | 81 (81.0) | 47 (94.0) | 34 (68.0) | 0.002 | | No | 19 (19.0) | 3 (6.0) | 16 (32.0) | | Spectacles use | | | | | | None | 73 (73.0) | 38 (76.0) | 35 (70.0) | 0.648 | | Distant correction only | 8 (8.0) | 2 (4.0) | 6 (12.0) | | Near correction only | 8 (8.0) | 2 (4.0) | 6 (12.0) | | Near correction only | 9 (9.0) | 4 (8.0) | 5 (10.0) | | Distant and near correction | 10 (10.0) | 6 (12.0) | 4 (8.0) | | Duration of DM (years), mean (SD) | 100 | 113.6 ± 6.9 | 13.7 ± 6.2 | 0.928 | | Latest HbA1c (g/dl), mean (SD) | 59 | 9.1 ± 3.5 | 7.5 ± 3.0 | 0.072 |
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BPVA: best presenting visual acuity, VA: visual acuity, DM: diabetes mellitus, HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin, and LogMAR: logarithm of minimum angle of resolution.
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