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- Title
Prevalence of dry eye syndrome and risk factors in physical education and sports science graduates.
- Authors
Murakami, Shigeki; Kohmura, Yoshimitsu; Someya, Yuki; Suzuki, Koya; Inoue, Kenji; Amano, Shiro; Aoki, Kazuhiro
- Abstract
Purpose: There are only a few epidemiological studies of dry eye syndrome (DES) in populations with a common academic background. in this study, the prevalence of DES and associated factors were evaluated separately in men and women physical education and sports science graduates. Study design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: A questionnaire about the diagnosis of DES and associated factors was mailed to 9507 graduates of the Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University. The questions covered subjective DES using Schaumberg et al.'s questionnaire and the prevalence of diagnosed DES. Associated factors, age, sex, smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, daily screen viewing time, and contact lens (CL) use were analyzed. Results: A total of 2048 valid responses were received. The prevalence of diagnosed DES was 2.9% in men and 9.3% in women. For subjective DES, the prevalence was 14.8% in men and 39.8% in women. The odds ratio for DES was high in men and women who used CLs and women whose daily screen viewing time was ≥ 4 h. Conclusion: Both diagnosed and subjective DES were highly prevalent in men and women of all ages, particularly among those in their 20 and 30s. CL use was associated with DES in both men and women. Measures to deal with the factors that can be corrected might have a positive effect on the ocular health and quality of life of physical education and sports science graduates.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL sciences education; DRY eye syndromes; SCREEN time; BODY mass index; WOMEN'S education
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023, Vol 67, Issue 2, p175
- ISSN
0021-5155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10384-022-00973-6