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- Title
The prevalence of diabetes among male glaucoma patients.
- Authors
Antonova, Nataliya; Dersu, Inci Irak; Burstein, Eitan; Lyons, Lance; Wei Hou
- Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between diabetes and glaucoma. Methods: Consecutive 143 subjects with primary angle-closure glaucoma and 127 subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma (control) were studied retrospectively at an urban Veterans Administration Hospital. In addition to ocular examination findings, body mass index (BMI) and diabetes mellitus (DM) status were recorded. Results: All subjects in this study were male. The mean age was 72.3 years old in primary open angle versus 71.1 in primary angle-closure subjects. Half of the subjects with angle closure and 70% of open-angle subjects were self-identified as African-American. BMI was not significantly different between the two groups (28.2 in open angle vs. 28.7 in angle closure; P = 0.45). The percentage of DM was higher in subjects with primary angle closure than in those with primary open-angle glaucoma (43% vs. 29%, P = 0.001; Chi-square test). The odds of having DM were nearly two times higher in angle-closure subjects than open-angle subjects (Logistic regression, P = 0.01, 95% confidence interval: 1.17-3.30). Conclusion: In this retrospective study, diabetes was found to be associated with higher risk for primary angle-closure glaucoma.
- Subjects
UNITED States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; DIABETES; ANGLE-closure glaucoma; OPEN-angle glaucoma; GLAUCOMA; BODY mass index
- Publication
Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020, Vol 2, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2666-4909
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/PAJO.PAJO_31_20