Research Article

Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Patients with Diabetes Using a Handheld Fundus Camera: The Experience from the South-Eastern Region in Hungary

Table 1

Characteristics of the study sample.

T1D (%)T2D (%)
DR (%)Non-DR (%)DR (%)Non-DR (%)

Gender
 Male7 (53.8)23 (59.0)47 (42.0)94 (42.3)
 Female6 (46.2)16 (41.0)65 (58.0)128 (57.7)
Age ()
Distance to the healthcare services
 <10 km5 (38.5)27 (69.2)75 (67.0)140 (63.4)
 ≥10 km8 (61.5)12 (30.8)37 (33.0)81 (36.6)a
Education
 Primary1 (7.7)15 (40.5)54 (48.2)94 (43.5)
 Secondary8 (61.5)10 (11.2)30 (26.8)79 (36.6)
 Higher4 (30.8)12 (32.4)28 (25.0)43 (19.9)b
Perceived financial status
 Bad7 (63.6)8 (22.2)24 (23.1)58 (27.6)
 Satisfactory2 (18.2)23 (63.9)70 (67.3)131 (62.4)
 Good2 (18.2)5 (13.9)10 (9.6)21 (10.0)c
Marital status
 Living alone1 (7.7)5 (13.9)37 (33.0)60 (27.8)
 Living in partnership12 (92.3)31 (86.1)75 (67.0)156 (72.2)d
Economic status
 Active9 (69.2)21 (55.3)21 (18.7)63 (28.9)

. T1D: type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2D: type 2 diabetes mellitus; DR: diabetic retinopathy; Non-DR: nondiabetic retinopathy; : number; SD: standard deviation. Missing data: (a) 1; (b) 8; (c) 25; (d) 7.