Abstract
Background This study aims to investigate the prevalence of glaucoma and its related factors among residents aged 40 and over in Jiangxi Province, China, and provide a scientific basis for the prevention and control of glaucoma. Methods The cluster sampling method was used to randomly select six townships. Similarly, eight villages were randomly selected from each sample township. A total of 5385 rural residents from 48 villages were collected for a questionnaire survey. A logistic regression model was used to explore the personal behavioral factors related to glaucoma. Results Among the 5385 participants, the prevalence rate of glaucoma was 1.4%. The logistic regression model found that alcohol consumption, vegetable consumption, physical exercise, daily reading time, and frequent reading environment were related to glaucoma. Conclusion To prevent the occurrence of glaucoma, it is important for rural residents to reduce the frequency of alcohol consumption, increase the frequency of vegetable consumption and physical exercise, control the length of daily reading, and read in a moderately lit environment.
Highlights
Glaucoma describes a group of eye disorders that cause optic nerve fiber damage and visual field defects
Discussion is study shows that the prevalence of glaucoma among rural residents in Jiangxi, China, was 1.4%, which was slightly lower than the prevalence of glaucoma among 40-to80-year-old in Asian countries in 2013 (3.54%) [18]
It seems that the problem of glaucoma in rural areas in China is not that serious compared to other Asian countries
Summary
Glaucoma describes a group of eye disorders that cause optic nerve fiber damage and visual field defects. It is one of the leading causes of vision loss and the second blind eye disease in the world after cataract [1, 2]. In 2013, the global prevalence rate of glaucoma in the 40-to-80-year-old population was 3.54%, with a total of 64.3 million patients. In 2015, the prevalence rate of glaucoma in China was 2.58% (13.12 million patients), and it is estimated that the number will increase to 25.16 million by 2050 [6]. Another study in China reported that glaucoma prevalence is higher in the aged, females, and those with a lower level of education [9]. The other 12-year follow-up study of African-American women found that alcohol drinking is highly correlated with glaucoma [11]. ese contradictory findings should motivate further research in exploring the risk factors of glaucoma
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