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Variation in intraocular pressure by sex, age, and geographic location in China: A nationwide study of 284,937 adults.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the distribution characteristics of intraocular pressure (IOP) by sex, age, and geographic location in China and to build the corresponding reference intervals (RIs).

Material and methods

A cross-sectional, multi-centered, population-based study was conducted. All data were collected from participants without eye diseases who underwent ophthalmological examinations in 170 Health Screening Centers in mainland China in 2018. The non-contact tonometer was used to measure IOP. The age-, sex-, and province-specific RIs of IOP were investigated. The IOP of different age-sex groups was further explored by stratifying according to height, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, altitude, and geographic area.

Results

During the study, a population-based sample of 284,937 participants was included. The distribution of measured IOP followed an approximately Gaussian distribution, with a higher mean value in men than in women. The IOP showed a general trend of decline with age for both men and women and varied across geographical locations. The mean IOP was 15.4 (95% CI: 9.1-21.6) mmHg for men and 14.9 (95% CI: 9.0-20.8) mmHg for women. For men, it decreased from 11.0-23.5 mmHg at age 18-24 years to 10.5-20.5 mmHg at age ≥70 years. For women, it decreased from 10.5-22.0 to mmHg at age 18-24 years to 10.0-21.0 mm Hg at age ≥70 years.

Conclusions

The IOP varied with age, sex, metabolic disorders and geographic location. These RIs should be considered in the clinical process of glaucoma diagnosis and treatment.

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453811 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Variation in intraocular pressure by sex, age, and geographic location in China: A nationwide study of 284,937 adults.

Liu Xuan X   Pan Xue X   Ma Yuan Y   Jin Cheng C   Wang Bo B   Ning Yi Y  

Frontiers in endocrinology 20220825


<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the distribution characteristics of intraocular pressure (IOP) by sex, age, and geographic location in China and to build the corresponding reference intervals (RIs).<h4>Material and methods</h4>A cross-sectional, multi-centered, population-based study was conducted. All data were collected from participants without eye diseases who underwent ophthalmological examinations in 170 Health Screening Centers in mainland China in 2018. The non-contact tonometer was use  ...[more]

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