THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Authors

  • Fitriani Fitriani
  • Aslim D Sihotang
  • Delfi Delfi

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https://doi.org/10.32807/jkp.v11i2.7

Abstract

Diabetic Retinopathy is a damage retina caused by complication of diabetes mellitus. Approximately 40% of the diabetes cases tend to be retinopathy diabetic, even 8% of those cases are going to have blindness. The research aimed to describe diabetic retinopathy prevalence at H Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The research method was retrospective descriptive and samples ware acquired from medical record during July in 2011 to June in 2012 at H Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The findings indicated that there was no significant difference of a number of diabetic retinopathy patients between man and women. Mostly diabetic retinopathy patients were approximately 50 – 59 years old with duration of diabetes mellitus for 5 to 10 years old. The conclusion is the height of prevalence diabetic retinopathy is influenced by age and duration of diabetes mellitus.

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2018-04-10

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Fitriani, F., Sihotang, A. D., & Delfi, D. (2018). THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY. Jurnal Kesehatan Prima, 11(2), 137–140. https://doi.org/10.32807/jkp.v11i2.7

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2017): Jurnal Kesehatan Prima

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