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    Diabetes in Victoria, Australia: the visual impairment projec

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    Author
    McKay, Rob; McCarty, Catherine A.; Taylor, Hugh R.
    Date
    2000
    Source Title
    Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
    Publisher
    Public Health Association of Australia
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    McCarty, Catherine; Taylor, Hugh
    Affiliation
    Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences: Centre for Eye Research Australia
    School of Medicine: Ophthalmology
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    Document Type
    Journal (Paginated)
    Citations
    McKay, R., McCarty, C. A.,& Taylor, H. R. (2000). Diabetes in Victoria, Australia : the Visual Impairment Project. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health,24(6), 565-569.
    Access Status
    Open Access
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/33441
    Description

    This is a publisher’s version of an article published in Australian and New Zealand journal of public health 2000, published by Public Health Association of Australia. This version is reproduced with permission from the publisher. http://www.phaa.net.au/journal.php

    Abstract
    Objectives: To establish the prevalence and characteristics of self-reported diabetes in a representative sample of Victorian residents aged 40 years and older, and to compare the vision between people with and without self-reported diabetes.Design: Cross-sectional survey.Setting: Nine randomly selected suburban Melbourne clusters and four randomly selected rural Victorian clusters. Participants: 4,744 subjects (86% participation rate) aged >= 40 years.Main outcome measures: Subjects answered a detailed questionnaire which provided demographic details, body mass index, and the duration and treatment of any diagnosis of diabetes. Refraction was performed and best-corrected visual acuity was measured.Results: The prevalence of self-reported diabetes was 5.1%. In a multivariate analysis, self-reported diabetes was positively associated with age (p<0.01), male sex (p=0.01), higher body mass index (p=0.01), Mediterranean ethnicity (p=0.01), unemployment (p=0.05) and lack of private health insurance (p<0.05). People with self reported diabetes were more likely to have mild or moderate levels of visual impairment than people who reported no previous diagnosis of diabetes (p<0.01). Conclusions: Diabetes in Victoria is more prevalent among men and among people of Mediterranean origin. When planning educational programs and health service delivery, it is also important to consider that, compared with the general population, people with diabetes are less likely to be employed or to have private health insurance, and are more likely to have impaired vision.
    Keywords
    CERA; ophthalmology; Centre for Eye Research Australia; eye research; vision; visual health

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