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The Gender-Dependent Association between Obesity and Age-Related Cataracts in Middle-Aged Korean Adults.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of central and abdominal obesity with the prevalence of cataracts in a middle-aged Korean population. This retrospective cross-sectional study was based on the data collected from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2009, in which 4,914 subjects were examined. Ophthalmological examinations were performed to determine the presence of a nuclear, cortical, or posterior subcapsular cataract. Both general obesity (a body mass index ?25 kg/m2) and abdominal obesity (a waist circumference ?90 cm for men and ?80 cm for women) were significantly associated with the occurrence of cataracts among middle-aged women [adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.03-1.69; and aOR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.06-1.85, respectively], while abdominal obesity was significantly inversely associated with the occurrence of cataracts among middle-aged men (aOR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.58-1.01; and aOR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.49-0.89, respectively). We report a difference in the association between obesity and the prevalence of cataracts based on gender.

SUBMITTER: Lee DS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4431863 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Gender-Dependent Association between Obesity and Age-Related Cataracts in Middle-Aged Korean Adults.

Lee Deok-Soon DS Han Kyungdo K Kim Hyun-Ah HA Lee Sae-Young SY Park Young-Hoon YH Yim Hyeon Woo HW Lee Kang-Sook KS Lee Won-Chul WC Park Yong Gyu YG Na Kyung-Sun KS Park Yong-Moon YM

PloS one 20150514 5

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of central and abdominal obesity with the prevalence of cataracts in a middle-aged Korean population. This retrospective cross-sectional study was based on the data collected from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2009, in which 4,914 subjects were examined. Ophthalmological examinations were performed to determine the presence of a nuclear, cortical, or posterior subcapsular cataract. Both general obesity (a ...[more]

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The Gender-Dependent Association between Obesity and Age-Related Cataracts in Middle-Aged Korean Adults.

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The Gender-Dependent Association between Obesity and Age-Related Cataracts in Middle-Aged Korean Adults.

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