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Dilated Eye Exams Among Persons with Diabetes by County, New Jersey, 2018-2021

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Dilated Eye Exams Among Persons with Diabetes by County, New Jersey, 2018-2021

Why Is This Important?

Individuals with diabetes are at a greater risk for eye related health problems than those without diabetes. A dilated eye exam tests for diabetic retinopathy which is the leading cause of blindness in American adults. Timely treatment and appropriate follow-up care of diabetic retinopathy can reduce the risk of blindness up to 95% according to the National Eye Institute.

Definition

Percentage of persons aged 18 years and older with diagnosed diabetes who have had a dilated eye exam within the past year.

Data Notes

  • Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
  • 2019 data is not included in the average estimated prevalence. No data were collected in 2019.

Data Source

Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health
(http://www.nj.gov/health/chs/njbrfs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of persons aged 18 years and older with diagnosed diabetes interviewed for this survey who reported that they had a dilated eye exam within the past year
  • Denominator:

    Total number of persons aged 18 years and older with diagnosed diabetes interviewed during the same survey period

Data Issues

Data from the New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey are intended to be representative of all non-institutionalized adult residents of New Jersey. Due to resource issues, however, adults with limited personal access to phone service or limited command of either English or Spanish are not represented. As with all surveys, also, some error results from nonresponse (e.g., refusal to participate in the survey or to answer specific questions), and faulty measurement (e.g., responses affected by social desirability or recall error). Data collection procedures intended to minimize such errors include the use of strict calling protocols, good questionnaire design, standardization of interviewer behavior, interviewer training, and frequent, on-site interviewer monitoring and supervision. Statistical weighting procedures are also used to minimize the potential impact of disproportionate representation of demographic subgroups defined in terms of age, sex, race, ethnicity, education level, marital status, home ownership, and county of residence. (See also [[a href="query/BRFSSQueryTechNotes.html" Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data Description and Technical Notes]].)

Related Health Objectives and Indicators




  • Health Initiative: HNJ2020

    Healthy NJ 2020 Objective DM-3

    NJ Target: Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who have an annual dilated eye examination to 80 percent (age-adjusted) for the total population, 84.4% for Asians, 79.6% for Blacks, 71.7% for Hispanics, and 82.1% for Whites by 2020
    https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/diabetes.shtml


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Indicator Data Last Updated On 07/11/2023, Published on 06/10/2024
Chronic Disease Program, Division of Community Health, New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton, NJ 08625 (https://nj.gov/health/fhs/chronic/)