Table 3

Diabetic retinopathy by duration of diabetes

Duration of diabetes (n= 1954*)Present (312)Absent (1642)Totalχ2 test 162.5
*Information of duration of diabetes was missing in 295 subjects (53 with retinopathy and 242 without retinopathy).
<5 years1249.0118785.81384df = 3
6–10 years11122.835071.9487p=<0.001
11–15 years4535.77357.9126
16 years and more3247.13247.168
National3651884