Visual Impairment among Older Adults in a Rural Community in Eastern China
Purpose. To determine the prevalence, causes, and associations of visual impairment (VI) among participants aged 60 years or older in a rural community in China. Methods. A community-based survey was undertaken in a rural town located in Eastern China and 4579 people aged 60 years or older participa...
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| description | Purpose. To determine the prevalence, causes, and associations of visual impairment (VI) among participants aged 60 years or older in a rural community in China. Methods. A community-based survey was undertaken in a rural town located in Eastern China and 4579 people aged 60 years or older participated in the study. Presenting visual acuity was assessed using a Snellen chart with tumbling-E optotypes and anterior segment was examined using a slit-lamp. VI was defined as presenting VA <6/18 and it included moderate VI (<6/18 to 6/60) and blindness (<6/60). Results. The prevalence of VI was 5.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.7–6.0). In multivariate analysis, the presence of VI was positively associated with increasing age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.12, 95% CI 1.10–1.16, per year increase), female gender (OR = 2.33, 95% CI 1.53–3.55), the presence of hypertension (OR = 1.31, 95% CI 1.001–1.85), living alone (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.08–2.62), and increased sleeping hours (OR = 1.10, 95% CI 1.001–1.22). Drinking 3 or more glasses of green tea per day was inversely associated with VI (OR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.63–0.98). Conclusion. VI was less prevalent in this community compared with previous report in other areas in China. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c89f8f65cac14f719085cc3e555180842025-08-20T03:24:11ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582016-01-01201610.1155/2016/96205429620542Visual Impairment among Older Adults in a Rural Community in Eastern ChinaChen-Wei Pan0Deng-Juan Qian1Hong-Peng Sun2Qinghua Ma3Yong Xu4E. Song5Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, ChinaThe 3rd People’s Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou 215134, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, ChinaLixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, ChinaPurpose. To determine the prevalence, causes, and associations of visual impairment (VI) among participants aged 60 years or older in a rural community in China. Methods. A community-based survey was undertaken in a rural town located in Eastern China and 4579 people aged 60 years or older participated in the study. Presenting visual acuity was assessed using a Snellen chart with tumbling-E optotypes and anterior segment was examined using a slit-lamp. VI was defined as presenting VA <6/18 and it included moderate VI (<6/18 to 6/60) and blindness (<6/60). Results. The prevalence of VI was 5.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.7–6.0). In multivariate analysis, the presence of VI was positively associated with increasing age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.12, 95% CI 1.10–1.16, per year increase), female gender (OR = 2.33, 95% CI 1.53–3.55), the presence of hypertension (OR = 1.31, 95% CI 1.001–1.85), living alone (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.08–2.62), and increased sleeping hours (OR = 1.10, 95% CI 1.001–1.22). Drinking 3 or more glasses of green tea per day was inversely associated with VI (OR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.63–0.98). Conclusion. VI was less prevalent in this community compared with previous report in other areas in China.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9620542 |
| spellingShingle | Chen-Wei Pan Deng-Juan Qian Hong-Peng Sun Qinghua Ma Yong Xu E. Song Visual Impairment among Older Adults in a Rural Community in Eastern China Journal of Ophthalmology |
| title | Visual Impairment among Older Adults in a Rural Community in Eastern China |
| title_full | Visual Impairment among Older Adults in a Rural Community in Eastern China |
| title_fullStr | Visual Impairment among Older Adults in a Rural Community in Eastern China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visual Impairment among Older Adults in a Rural Community in Eastern China |
| title_short | Visual Impairment among Older Adults in a Rural Community in Eastern China |
| title_sort | visual impairment among older adults in a rural community in eastern china |
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