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ArticlePloS one2015

The Association of Outdoor Activity and Age-Related Cataract in a Rural Population of Taizhou Eye Study: Phase 1 Report.

Yating Tang, Yinghong Ji, Xiaofang Ye, Xiaofeng Wang, Lei Cai, Jianming Xu, Yi Lu

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yating TangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China; Myopia Key Laboratory of the Health Ministry & Visual Impairment and Reconstruction Key Laboratory of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Yinghong JiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China; Myopia Key Laboratory of the Health Ministry & Visual Impairment and Reconstruction Key Laboratory of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Xiaofang YeFudan University and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Meteorology and Health, Pudong Meteorological Service, Shanghai, China.
Xiaofeng WangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Fudan-Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, 1 Yaocheng Road, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Lei CaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China; Myopia Key Laboratory of the Health Ministry & Visual Impairment and Reconstruction Key Laboratory of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Jianming XuShanghai Key Laboratory of Meteorology and Health, Pudong Meteorological Service, Shanghai, China.
Yi LuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China; Myopia Key Laboratory of the Health Ministry & Visual Impairment and Reconstruction Key Laboratory of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University · CNFudan University · CNShanghai Meteorological Bureau · CNState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo study the relationship between outdoor activity and risk of age-related cataract (ARC) in a rural population of Taizhou Eye Study (phrase 1 report).

methodA population-based, cross-sectional study of 2006 eligible rural adults (≥45 years old) from Taizhou Eye Study was conducted from Jul. to Sep. 2012. Participants underwent detailed ophthalmologic examinations including uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), slit lamp and fundus examinations as well as questionnaires about previous outdoor activity and sunlight protection methods. ARC was recorded by LOCSⅢ classification system. The prevalence of cortical, nuclear and posterior subcapsular cataract were assessed separately for the risk factors and its association with outdoor activity.

resultsOf all 2006 eligible participants, 883 (44.0%) adults were diagnosed with ARC. The prevalence rates of cortical, nuclear and posterior subcapsular cataract per person were 41.4%, 30.4% and 1.5%, respectively. Women had a higher tendency of nuclear and cortical cataract than men (OR = 1.559, 95% CI 1.204-2.019 and OR = 1.862, 95% CI 1.456-2.380, respectively). Adults with high myopia had a higher prevalence of nuclear cataract than adults without that (OR = 2.528, 95% CI 1.055-6.062). Multivariable logistic regression revealed that age was risk factor of nuclear (OR = 1.190, 95% CI 1.167-1.213) and cortical (OR = 1.203, 95% CI 1.181-1.226) cataract; eyes with fundus diseases was risk factor of posterior subcapsular cataract (OR = 6.529, 95% CI 2.512-16.970). Outdoor activity was an independent risk factor of cortical cataract (OR = 1.043, 95% CI 1.004-1.083). The risk of cortical cataract increased 4.3% (95% CI 0.4%-8.3%) when outdoor activity time increased every one hour. Furthermore, the risk of cortical cataract increased 1.1% (95% CI 0.1%-2.0%) when cumulative UV-B exposure time increased every one year.

conclusionOutdoor activity was an independent risk factor for cortical cataract, but was not risk factor for nuclear and posterior subcapsular cataract. The risk of cortical cataract increased 4.3% when outdoor activity time increased every one hour. In addition, the risk of cortical cataract increased 1.1% (95% CI 0.1%-2.0%) when cumulative UV-B exposure time increased every one year.

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