Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.

<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the association between dry eye disease (DED) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in the general adult population of South Korea.<h4>Methods</h4>We enrolled 13,194 adults (age ≥19 years) who had participated in the fifth Korea National Health and Nut...

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Main Authors: Yun-Hee Choi, Martha Kim, Yoon-Hyeong Choi, Dong Hyun Kim
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315010
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Martha Kim
Yoon-Hyeong Choi
Dong Hyun Kim
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description <h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the association between dry eye disease (DED) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in the general adult population of South Korea.<h4>Methods</h4>We enrolled 13,194 adults (age ≥19 years) who had participated in the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 2010 to 2012. IOP was measured using Goldman applanation tonometry. DED was defined as the presence of self-reported symptoms along with a diagnosis by an ophthalmologist. As the correlation between the left and right eyes was high (r = 0.833), only the measurement values of the right eye were used. We sequentially conducted multiple linear and logistic regression analyses to investigate the association between DED and IOP and prevalence of high IOP (>21 mmHg).<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of DED in Korean adults was 7.8%, and the geometric mean of IOP in the right eye was 13.7 ± 1.0 mmHg. In the fully adjusted model, participants with DED had a significantly lower IOP compared to those without DED in the overall population (β = -0.032; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.059, -0.004). This trend was evident in males (β = -0.059; 95% CI: -0.106, -0.012) but not in females. Similarly, males with DED had a significantly lower prevalence of high IOP compared to those without DED (odds ratio [OR] = 0.18; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.91), but this association was not evident in females.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study suggests that DED is associated with lower IOP in adult Korean males.
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spelling doaj-art-6b01817e67384bbbb8368f28b6b960972025-08-20T03:09:17ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01202e031501010.1371/journal.pone.0315010Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.Yun-Hee ChoiMartha KimYoon-Hyeong ChoiDong Hyun Kim<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the association between dry eye disease (DED) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in the general adult population of South Korea.<h4>Methods</h4>We enrolled 13,194 adults (age ≥19 years) who had participated in the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 2010 to 2012. IOP was measured using Goldman applanation tonometry. DED was defined as the presence of self-reported symptoms along with a diagnosis by an ophthalmologist. As the correlation between the left and right eyes was high (r = 0.833), only the measurement values of the right eye were used. We sequentially conducted multiple linear and logistic regression analyses to investigate the association between DED and IOP and prevalence of high IOP (>21 mmHg).<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of DED in Korean adults was 7.8%, and the geometric mean of IOP in the right eye was 13.7 ± 1.0 mmHg. In the fully adjusted model, participants with DED had a significantly lower IOP compared to those without DED in the overall population (β = -0.032; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.059, -0.004). This trend was evident in males (β = -0.059; 95% CI: -0.106, -0.012) but not in females. Similarly, males with DED had a significantly lower prevalence of high IOP compared to those without DED (odds ratio [OR] = 0.18; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.91), but this association was not evident in females.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study suggests that DED is associated with lower IOP in adult Korean males.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315010
spellingShingle Yun-Hee Choi
Martha Kim
Yoon-Hyeong Choi
Dong Hyun Kim
Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.
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title Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.
title_full Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.
title_fullStr Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.
title_full_unstemmed Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.
title_short Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.
title_sort adult male specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure knhanes 2010 2012
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315010
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