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Factors associated with the occurrence of a fall in subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma
- Source :
- BMC Ophthalmology, BMC Ophthalmology, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Background The aim of the study is to investigate risk factors for future falls in subject with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods All participants answered the following question at their baseline ophthalmic examination: Have you had any falls in the last year? (Yes/No). All study participants answered the same question every 12 months for 3 years. The means of total deviation values in the whole, superior peripheral, superior central, inferior central, and inferior peripheral visual fields (VF) were calculated. The relationship between these mean VF measurements, and various clinical factors against patients’ future falls was analyzed using multiple linear regression. Results Two-hundred ninety four POAG patients answered the baseline and follow-up fall questionnaires over a period of three years. Among 294 subjects, 69 patients experienced a fall during the three-year follow-up. History of falls at baseline (coefficient = 1.22), history of fear of falling at baseline (0.53), best corrected visual acuity in the worse eye (7.37), prevalence of diabetes mellitus (0.60), prevalence of systemic hypertension (0.53) were selected in the optimal model. Conclusions Visual acuity in the worse eye, history of falls, fear of falling, diabetes mellitus, and systemic hypertension are risk factors for falling in subjects with POAG. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12886-017-0613-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Quality of life
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Visual acuity
genetic structures
Open angle glaucoma
Poison control
Comorbidity
Fear of falling
Occupational safety and health
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Ophthalmology
Japan
Risk Factors
Diabetes mellitus
Ophthalmology
Injury prevention
Fall
medicine
Humans
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
Fear
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
eye diseases
lcsh:RE1-994
Hypertension
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
Accidental Falls
Female
Visual Fields
medicine.symptom
Primary open-angle glaucoma
business
Glaucoma, Open-Angle
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Follow-Up Studies
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14712415
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Ophthalmology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bdc453e31bf01c1c05096146d02b63d1