Social history and glaucoma progression: the effect of body mass index, tobacco and alcohol consumption on the rates of structural change in patients with glaucoma

• Published in: British journal of ophthalmology Vol. 108; no. 12; pp. 1694 - 1700
• Main Authors: Youssif, Asmaa A, Onyekaba, Ndidi-Amaka, Naithani, Rizul, Abdelazeem, Khaled, Fathalla, Ahmed M, Abdel‐Rhaman, Mohamed S, Jammal, Alessandro A, Medeiros, Felipe A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.12.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Aged; Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohol use; Body Mass Index; Disease Progression; Electronic health records; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glaucoma; Glaucoma - epidemiology; Glaucoma - physiopathology; Humans; Imaging; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Nerve Fibers - pathology; Obesity; Optic Nerve; Optics; Patients; Retinal Ganglion Cells - pathology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Self report; Smoking; Social history; Tobacco; Tobacco Use - epidemiology; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Visual Fields - physiology; Womens health; United States > US; Glaucoma; Imaging; Optic Nerve

Background/aimsAlthough obesity, tobacco and alcohol consumption were linked to the progression of numerous chronic diseases, an association of these social history aspects with glaucoma progression is not yet determined. This study aims to investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI) and history...