Variations in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Prevalence by Age, Gender, and Race: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis

Alicja R. Rudnicka; Shahrul Mt‐Isa; Christopher G. Owen; Derek G. Cook; Deborah Ashby

doi:10.1167/iovs.06-0299

Abstract

Although black populations had the highest prevalence of OAG at all ages, white populations showed the steepest increase in OAG prevalence with age. Men were more likely than women to have OAG.

Keywords

MedicineDemographyGlaucomaOdds ratioIntraocular pressureConfidence intervalMeta-analysisPopulationRace (biology)OphthalmologyInternal medicineEnvironmental healthBiology

MeSH Terms

AdultAge DistributionAgedAged80 and overBayes TheoremFemaleGlaucomaOpen-AngleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPrevalenceRacial GroupsSex Distribution

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Queen Mary University of London GB

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Year: 2006
Type: review
Volume: 47
Issue: 10
Pages: 4254-4254
Citations: 489
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                                    Alicja R. Rudnicka, 
                                
                                    Shahrul Mt‐Isa, 
                                
                                    Christopher G. Owen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Variations in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Prevalence by Age, Gender, and Race: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis. 
                            Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
                            , 47
                            (10)
                            , 4254-4254.
                            https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.06-0299
                        

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DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-0299
PMID: 17003413

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