Self-reported comorbidities and visual function in a population-based study: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study
To assess the association of self-reported systemic and ocular comorbid disease and visual function in Latino subjects. National Eye Institute 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) and eye examination data were obtained from 5380 participants in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study, a popul...
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Published in | Archives of ophthalmology (1960) Vol. 123; no. 6; p. 815 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.06.2005
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Summary: | To assess the association of self-reported systemic and ocular comorbid disease and visual function in Latino subjects.
National Eye Institute 25-item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) and eye examination data were obtained from 5380 participants in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study, a population-based prevalence study of eye disease in Latino subjects 40 years and older. We developed and contrasted 5 comorbidity measures. One-way analysis of variance was used to assess the association between comorbidity and visual impairment and self-reported visual function. Regression analyses determined the association of sociodemographic variables, clinical variables, and the best measure of comorbidity with the NEI-VFQ-25 composite score. The main outcome measure was self-reported visual function as assessed by the NEI-VFQ-25 composite score.
On average, visual function subscale scores were lowest for those participants with the most systemic comorbid conditions (P<.05). This was more evident in participants with moderate or severe visual impairment compared with those with mild or no visual impairment (P<.05).
Self-reported systemic comorbidities were associated with self-reported visual function. This association was greater at more severe levels of visual impairment. Of the 5 comorbidity measures assessed, the measure that summed the number of self-reported systemic comorbidities correlated most with self-reported visual function. |
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ISSN: | 0003-9950 |
DOI: | 10.1001/archopht.123.6.815 |