Hypermetropia, Axial Length, and Hypertension: The Tanjong Pagar Survey
| Autor: | Paul J. Foster, Athena W.P. Foong, Seang-Mei Saw, Tien Yin Wong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Refractive error genetic structures Cross-sectional study Hypermetropia Population Blood Pressure Eye Refraction Ocular Asian People Ophthalmology Odds Ratio Humans Medicine education Dioptre Aged Ultrasonography Aged 80 and over Singapore education.field_of_study business.industry Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease eye diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Hyperopia Blood pressure Autorefractor Hypertension Female business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Ophthalmology. 141:1142-1144 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9394 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.01.020 |
| Popis: | Purpose To examine the relationship among hypermetropia, axial length, and hypertension in a Chinese population. Design Population-based cross-sectional study. Methods This study included 1213 Chinese individuals aged 40 to 81 years. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or self-report history of antihypertension treatment. Refraction was determined with an autorefractor and refined subjectively. A-mode ultrasound scanning was used to measure axial length. Results The crude odds ratio of hypertension was 2.5 (95% CI, 1.4–4.6) for moderate hypermetropia (≥+2.00 spheric equivalent diopters) vs high myopia (≤–6.00 diopters), and 1.4 (95% CI, 0.9–2.1) for highest vs lowest axial length quintile. These associations were no longer significant after adjustment for age, gender, education, housing type, and income. Conclusions These data provide no evidence that hypermetropia or shorter axial length is associated independently with hypertension in Chinese individuals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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