| Autor: |
Norris, Keri L., Beckles, Gloria L., Chou, Chiu-Fang, Zhang, Xinzhi, Saaddine, Jinan |
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Journal of Women's Health (15409996); Mar2016, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p321-326, 6p, 3 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
Objective: To investigate the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and poor eye health among women. Materials and Methods: We included the 7,708 women aged ≥40 years who participated in the 2008 National Health Interview Survey. We defined poor eye health as self-reported age-related eye diseases (AREDs; cataract, glaucoma, macular degeneration, or diabetic retinopathy) or visual impairment (VI). We identified diagnosed diabetes by self-report. We measured SEP by education attained and annual household income. We conducted logistic regression analyses while controlling for demographic, clinical, behavioral, and healthcare access variables. Results: The age-standardized prevalence of VI and ARED was significantly higher among women with diagnosed diabetes than among those without diagnosed diabetes, 29.8% versus 14.4% and 34.1% versus 20.8%, respectively ( p < 0.05 for both). The prevalence of VI and ARED increased with decreasing SEP, but the trends were only significant among women without diabetes. After multivariable adjustment, education and income were significantly associated with VI but not with ARED. We found no interaction with diagnosed diabetes. Conclusions: SEP was inversely associated with VI but not with ARED. We found no interaction with diagnosed diabetes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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