Research Article

Findings from a Statewide Teleretina Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in Arkansas

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of patients screened stratified by clinic location.

Total ()East ()FMC LR ()Internal medicine ()North Central ()Northeast ()Northwest ()Rahling ()South Central ()Southwest ()West ()

Gender
 Male312 (47%)6 (46%)3 (50%)68 (48%)51 (50%)101 (43%)32 (53%)7 (47%)15 (48%)28 (44%)1 (25%)
 Female356 (53%)7 (54%)3 (50%)73 (52%)50 (50%)133 (57%)28 (47%)8 (53%)16 (52%)35 (56%)3 (75%)
Age (years)
 Mean (SD)56.15 (±13.29)52.85 (±16.86)61.33 (±6.802)57.45 (±12.56)61.51 (±13.00)53.31 (±12.86)57.73 (±13.74)53.27 (±12.03)51.39 (±14.43)57.05 (±11.61)53.00 (±28.66)
Ethnicity
 American Indian4 (1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)3 (1%)0 (0%)1 (7%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
 Asian9 (1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)2 (1%)3 (3%)0 (0%)2 (3%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (2%)1 (25%)
 Black or African American221 (33%)10 (77%)3 (50%)85 (60%)3 (3%)61 (26%)4 (7%)7 (47%)24 (77%)24 (38%)0 (0%)
 Hispanic or Latino24 (4%)0 (0%)0 (0%)3 (2%)3 (3%)7 (3%)11 (18%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
 Not on file31 (5%)1 (8%)0 (0%)0 (0%)6 (6%)20 (9%)1 (2%)1 (7%)0 (0%)2 (3%)0 (0%)
 Other5 (1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (1%)0 (0%)1 (0%)2 (3%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (25%)
 White374 (56%)2 (15%)3 (50%)50 (35%)86 (85%)142 (61%)40 (67%)6 (40%)7 (23%)36 (57%)2 (50%)
Diabetic retinopathy
 No541 (81%)7 (54%)5 (83%)113 (80%)86 (85%)194 (83%)50 (83%)11 (73%)22 (71%)49 (78%)4 (100%)
 Yes104 (16%)3 (23%)1 (17%)26 (18%)12 (12%)34 (15%)7 (12%)4 (27%)8 (26%)9 (14%)0 (0%)
 Undetermined23 (3.4%)3 (23.1%)0 (0%)2 (1.4%)3 (3.0%)6 (2.6%)3 (5.0%)0 (0%)1 (3.2%)5 (7.9%)0 (0%)
Diabetes
 Type I21 (3%)2 (15%)0 (0%)4 (3%)1 (1%)7 (3%)1 (2%)0 (0%)3 (10%)2 (3%)1 (25%)
 Type II647 (97%)11 (85%)6 (100%)137 (97%)100 (99%)227 (97%)59 (98%)15 (100%)28 (90%)61 (97%)3 (75%)
Insulin usage
 No424 (63%)7 (54%)5 (83%)86 (61%)74 (73%)149 (64%)42 (70%)12 (80%)12 (39%)36 (57%)1 (25%)
 Yes244 (37%)6 (46%)1 (17%)55 (39%)27 (27%)85 (36%)18 (30%)3 (20%)19 (61%)27 (43%)3 (75%)
Other pathology present
 No423 (63%)7 (54%)5 (83%)78 (55%)68 (67%)159 (68%)40 (67%)6 (40%)20 (65%)39 (62%)1 (25%)
 Yes245 (37%)6 (46%)1 (17%)63 (45%)33 (33%)75 (32%)20 (33%)9 (60%)11 (35%)24 (38%)3 (75%)