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ArticleScientific reports2016

Large variations in ocular dimensions in a multiethnic population with similar genetic background.

Zhiqiang Niu, Jun Li, Hua Zhong, Zhonghua Yuan, Hua Zhou, Yang Zhang, Yuansheng Yuan, Qin Chen, Chen-Wei Pan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Zhiqiang NiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Jun LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Second People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China.
Hua ZhongDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Zhonghua YuanDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First People's Hospital of Kunming City, Kunming, China.
Hua ZhouDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Yang ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Yuansheng YuanDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Qin ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Chen-Wei PanJiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Kunming Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNSecond People's Hospital of Yunnan Province · CNSoochow University · CNThe First Hospital of Kunming · CN

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Abstract

We aimed to describe the ethnic variations in ocular dimensions among three ethnic groups with similar genetic ancestry from mainland of China. We included 2119 ethnic Bai, 2202 ethnic Yi and 2183 ethnic Han adults aged 50 years or older in the study. Ocular dimensions including axial length (AL), anterior chamber depth (ACD), vitreous chamber depth (VCD) and lens thickness (LT) were measured using A-scan ultrasonography. Bai Chinese had longer ALs (P < 0.001), deeper ACDs (P < 0.001) but shallower VCDs (P < 0.001) compared with the other two ethnic groups. There were no ethnic variations in LTs. Diabetes was associated with shallower ACDs and this association was stronger in Bai Chinese compared with Yi or Han Chinese (P for interaction = 0.02). Thicker lenses were associated with younger age (P = 0.04), male gender (P < 0.001), smoking history (P = 0.01), alcohol intake (P = 0.03), the presence of cataract (P < 0.001), and the presence of diabetes (P < 0.001). There were significant differences in ocular dimensions among different ethnic groups with small differences in genetics but large variations in cultures and lifestyles.

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