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Reduce vision loss from diabetic retinopathy — V‑04 Data Methodology and Measurement

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About the National Data

Data

Data Source:  National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS

Baseline: 33.0 per 1,000 adults aged 18 years and over with diabetes had visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy in 2017

Target: 16.5 per 1,000

Numerator
Number of adults aged 18 years and over with diabetic retinopathy, who have lost vision because of diabetic retinopathy.
Denominator
Number of adults aged 18 years and over with diagnosed diabetes.
Target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
Target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were evaluated for this objective, but it was not possible to project a target because the projections were not statistically significant improvements from the baseline. The standard error was used to calculate a target based on minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline. The Healthy People 2030 Workgroup Subject Matter Experts viewed this as an ambitious yet achievable target.

Methodology

Questions used to obtain the national baseline data

(For additional information, please visit the data source page linked above.)

From the 2017 National Health Interview Survey Vision Supplement:

Numerator:
Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had diabetic retinopathy?
  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Refused
  4. Don't know

If answered "yes" (1) then asked:

Have you lost any vision because of diabetic retinopathy?
  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Refused
  4. Don't know
Numerator and Denominator:
Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have diabetes?
  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Refused
  4. Don't know

Methodology notes

Persons who responded "yes" to all three questions met the criteria for this objective.

Age-adjustment notes

This Indicator uses Age-Adjustment Groups:

  • Total: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Sex: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Race/Ethnicity: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Educational Attainment: 25-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Family Income (percent poverty threshold): 18-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Country of Birth: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Disability Status: 20-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Health Insurance Status: 18-44, 45-64
  • Marital Status: 20-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Veteran Status: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
  • Obesity Status: 20-44, 45-64, 65+

History

Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.