To investigate the risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in the Namil study population. A cross-sectional, population-based epidemiological study of residents aged ≥40 years from Namil-myon, South Korea, was conducted. Fifty-five subjects with POAG and 1,409 controls were enrolled in this study. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify ocular and systemic factors associated with POAG. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that older age, a history of thyroid disease and higher IOP were associated with an increased risk of POAG. Subgroup analysis showed that older age (OR 1.033, 95 % CI 1.003-1.063 per year), a history of thyroid disease (OR 7.373, 95 % CI 1.407-38.636) and higher IOP (OR 1.132, 95 % CI 1.011-1.268 per mmHg) were risk factors for normal tension glaucoma (NTG, POAG with IOP ≤21 mmHg). In the Namil study, higher IOP, older age and a history of thyroid disease were significant risk factors for POAG.
To estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in a rural population in northeast China. A population-based survey was conducted wi...
To estimate the prevalence and risk factors of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in an urban population and compare the same with that of our published rural population data in...
To assess the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in the Namil-myon area in central South Korea. A cross-sectional, epidemiologic study in a defined population. Res...
To determine the prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), primary angle closure (PAC), and PAC suspect (PACS) in an urban population, and to compare prevalence and a...
To determine the prevalence and types of glaucoma in a Nepalese population. Cross-sectional, population-based survey. A total of 4800 subjects aged 40 years or older from the Bh...
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