Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-9570
+44 1223 790975
Maria Pastor-Valero
Department of Public Health History of Science and Gynaecology Faculty of Medicine, (Muhammad Al- Shafra Building) Miguel Hernández University,
Spain
Research Article
Baseline Cataract Status and 11-year Mortality: A Population-Based Study from a Mediterranean Population
Author(s): Maria Pastor-Valero, Juan Jose Miralles-Bueno and Vicente Chaqués-AlepuzMaria Pastor-Valero, Juan Jose Miralles-Bueno and Vicente Chaqués-Alepuz
Purpose: To examine the relationship between cataract, previous cataract surgery and risk of mortality in an elderly Mediterranean population.
Methods: This is a survival analysis of data from the Spanish centre of the European Eye Study (EUREYE) to examine 11-year-mortality risk among participants with previous cataract surgery or cataract compared to noncataract participants diagnosed at the start of the study.
Results: After adjustment for age-related maculopathy (ARM), age, smoking, physical activity, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, previous stroke and heart attack, only the cataract no surgery group in men showed a significant elevated increased risk of mortality. The adjusted Hazard Ratio (HR) for the cataract no surgery men was, 1.96 95% CI (1.11-3.47) p=0.020 compared to non-cataract men. Conclu.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000403