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ArticleJapanese journal of ophthalmology2021

Prevalence and factors associated with uncorrected presbyopia in a rural population of Japan: the Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study.

Yoshinari Sadamatsu, Koichi Ono, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Atsuhide Takesue, Takatoshi Tano, Masakazu Yamada, Koji Otani, Miho Sekiguchi, Shinichi Konno, Shinichi Kikuchi and 2 more

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Article in Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2021. 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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Yoshinari SadamatsuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Koichi OnoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan. kono@juntendo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-2740
Yoshimune HiratsukaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Atsuhide TakesueDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Takatoshi TanoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Masakazu YamadaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Koji OtaniDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Miho SekiguchiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Shinichi KonnoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Shinichi KikuchiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Shunichi FukuharaSection of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Akira MurakamiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Juntendo University · JPFukushima Medical University · JPKyorin University · JP

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan 20H03907Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 19AA2007Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 19FA1010Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 20AA2005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the prevalence and factors associated with uncorrected presbyopia among rural community dwellers in Japan. STUDY

designA population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011 among community dwellers aged 40-74 years who received specific health checkups in Minamiaizu and Tadami, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

methodsUncorrected presbyopia was considered as when the distance-corrected visual acuity in the better eye was ≥0.5 and the near-presenting visual acuity in the better eye was <0.4, regardless of distance refractive status. Multiple logistic regression analysis was employed to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) for uncorrected presbyopia and to adjust for possible confounders.

resultsA total of 2054 individuals participated in the specific health checkups. In the 1156 individuals (response rate: 56.28%) analyzed in the study, the mean (SD) age was 63.0 (8.7) years, the percentage of women was higher (57.87%), and the prevalence of uncorrected presbyopia was 26.38% (95% CI 23.86%-29.03%). Multivariate analysis revealed that the factors associated with uncorrected presbyopia were older age (adjusted OR: 1.054 [95% CI: 1.034-1.075]), female sex (adjusted OR: 1.388 [95% CI: 1.006-1.915]), and distance-presenting vision impairment (adjusted OR: 2.651 [95% CI: 1.697-4.143]).

conclusionApproximately one-quarter of the participants in this study from a rural population of Japan did not have adequate near vision. It is recommended that a public health intervention should be enacted to correct presbyopia, especially in the older age group, women, and those with uncorrected refractive errors.

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PresbyopiaRural PopulationAgedCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesEyeglassesFemaleHumansJapanMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePrevalenceEpidemiologyNear-sightednessPresbyopiaPresenting visual acuity

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