Table 3 Participants characteristics of those who underwent delivering and assessment of HEI

Mean age (SD)

62.3 years (±9.7)

Mean age at diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (SD)

50.8 years (±8.9)

Mean duration of diabetes mellitus (SD)

11.5 years (±9.0)

Gender

Female 57.8% (26/45)

Male 42.2% (19/45)

Ethnic group

Sinhalese 53.35% (24/45)

Tamil 24.4% (11/45)

Moor 22.2% (10/45)

Main language

Sinhala 53.3% (24/45)

Tamil 46.7 (21/45)

Residing district

Colombo 93.3% (42/45)

Gampaha 4.4% (2/45)

Kalutara 2.2% (1/45)

Level of education

No Schooling 15.6% (7/45)

Primary (Grade 1 to 5) 31. 1% (14/45)

Secondary (Grade 6 to 10) 17.85 (8/45)

Up to GCE O/L (Grade 11) 15.6% (7/45)

Up to GCE A/L (Grade 12) 17.8% (8/45)

Degree and above 2.2% (1/45)

Level of monthly income

Low (< £150) 80.0% (36/45)

Middle (<£300 > £ 150) 8.9% (4/45)

High (> £300) 11.1% (5/45)

Wearing spectacles at presentation (near or distant)

Had spectacles at presentation 46.7% (21/45)

Did not have 53.3% (24/45)

Level of diabetic retinopathy

Right eye – No DR 8.9%, any DR 91.1%

Left eye – No DR 11.1%, any DR 88.9%