Epidemiology of Uveitis in Olmsted County, Minnesota: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study
| Autor: | Margaret M. Reynolds, David O. Hodge, Timothy T. Xu, Wendy M. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Population Follow up studies Population based medicine.disease Ophthalmology Rochester Epidemiology Project Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine Immunology and Allergy business education Uveitis Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 31:112-118 |
| ISSN: | 1744-5078 0927-3948 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09273948.2021.1988113 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE To update the incidence of uveitis in a Midwestern U.S. county population. METHODS Retrospective population-based cohort study. All Olmsted County, Minnesota residents diagnosed with uveitis from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2015 were identified via the Rochester Epidemiology Project. Diagnoses were confirmed by a uveitis specialist. RESULTS There were 371 incident uveitis cases, yielding an overall age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate of 26.9 per 100,000 per year (95% CI: 24.1-29.7). Females accounted for 202 (54.4%) cases, 306 (82.5%) were White, and 299 (80.6%) were anterior uveitis. Highest incidence was observed in patients ≥65 years old. No difference in incidence existed between sexes (p = .17). Incidence rates increased with age for uveitis overall (all anatomic subtypes) (p |
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