Risk factors associated with developing branch retinal vein occlusion among enrollees in a United States managed care plan.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine risk factors associated with development of a branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) among a large group of managed-care plan beneficiaries in the United States.

Design

Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study.

Participants

All beneficiaries age ≥55 years continuously enrolled for ≥2 years in a managed care network from 2001-2009 who had ≥2 visits to an eye care provider.

Methods

Multivariable Cox regression analyses identified sociodemographic factors, ocular and nonocular conditions associated with incident BRVO.

Main outcome measures

Hazard of incident BRVO with 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results

Of the 492,488 enrollees who met inclusion criteria, 2283 (0.5%) developed incident BRVO. After adjustment for confounding facto

SUBMITTER: Newman-Casey PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4177949 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature