Association Between Tobacco Consumption and Self-Reported Visual Impairment in Adults of High-Altitude Andean Communities of Peru
| Autor: | Kathleen H. Pérez-Castillo, Kiara Camacho-Caballero, Fernando M. Runzer-Colmenares, Maria Alejandra Rodriguez-Cuba, Emilyn N. Paitan-Quispe, José F. Parodi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Consumption (economics)
Geriatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Visual impairment visual impairment RC952-954.6 Sampling (statistics) Effects of high altitude on humans elderly Article tobacco consumption Environmental health high altitude medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom Association (psychology) business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Vol 7 (2021) Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2333-7214 |
| Popis: | To determine the association between tobacco consumption and self-reported visual impairment. We performed a cross-sectional study based on an original cohort study. A non-probabilistic sampling was performed to invite 413 patients of 60 years or more from 11 high-altitude Andean communities (altitude higher than 1500 m above sea level) of Peru between 2013 and 2017. Demographic data and information on tobacco consumption were collected. Associations were determined using a Poisson regression model with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Of the 413 participants, 141 (34.14%) were men and 49 (11.86%) were tobacco users. In the adjusted model, tobacco users presented a high probability of visual impairment with a prevalence ratio of 1.32 (95% CI: 1.18–1.97). We also found that having two or more comorbidities 2.19 (95% CI: 1.53–3.15), receiving health assistance in a pharmacy 3.75 (95% CI: 1.97–7.16), and coffee consumption 1.67 (95% CI: 1.26–2.21) were factors significantly associated with self-reported visual impairment. We determined that in Peruvian high-altitude Andean communities, visual impairment was more frequent in individuals reporting tobacco consumption, taking alternative medicine, going directly to a drug store without primary care physician consultation, having more than one comorbidity, and coffee consumption. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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