Prevalence and risk factors of myopia in Han and Yugur older adults in Gansu, China: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Huijing He, Yong Zhong, Hongjun Zhao, Xuejiao Wang, Jun Li, Guangliang Shan, Li Pan, Xiaolan Ren, Zhouxian Pan, Meng Wang, Jin Ma, Xuqian Wang, Zhiyan Tao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Scientific Reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65078-x
Popis: Few studies have investigated the prevalence of myopia in Northwest China. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of myopia and high myopia in adults aged 40–80 years in the Han and Yugur populations living in Gansu Province, Northwest China. A total of 3,845 participants were included. The overall age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of myopia (spherical equivalent (SE) + 0.5 D) were 16.4%, 0.7% and 26.2% in Yugur participants, respectively, and 34.3%, 5.0% and 19.2% in Han participants, respectively. The prevalence of myopia and high myopia in Han participants was significantly higher than that in Yugur participants (both P
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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