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Alexis Gregorio1, Shannon Vice1, Alexandra Witt1
1American University of Antigua College of Medicine, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.
Aims:
Diabetes currently affects 30.3 million people in the United States. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between taking a course in self-managing diabetes and diabetic ocular complications including diabetic retinopathy diagnosis (OC-RD).
Methods:
The sample was from the 2017 CDC's BRFSS participants. We included adults who self-reported they had diabetes. The exposure included those who took a course in how to self-manage diabetes. The outcome was those told they had OC-RD by a doctor. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression analysis were used to calculate the odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).
Results:
The odds of OC-RD decreased by 30% for those who did not attend a course compared to those who did (OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.60-0.80). Patients who saw a doctor showed a 50% increase in the odds of OC-RD than those who did not (OR 1.50; 95% CI 1.20-1.90). Those earning above $15,000 had a 10% decreased likelihood of OC-RD every time income level increased.
Conclusions:
Taking a class on self-managing diabetes was associated with an increased risk of OC-RD in the diabetic population. Future studies may analyze how education will affect diabetic complications.
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