Associations between Narrow Angle and Adult Anthropometry: The Liwan Eye Study

Abstract Purpose: To assess the associations between narrow angle and adult anthropometry. Methods: Chinese adults aged 50 years and older were recruited from a population-based survey in the Liwan District of Guangzhou, China. Narrow angle was defined as the posterior trabecular meshwork not visibl...

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Published in:Ophthalmic epidemiology 2014-06, Vol.21 (3), p.184-189
Main Authors: Jiang, Yuzhen, He, Mingguang, Friedman, David S., Khawaja, Anthony P., Lee, Pak Sang, Nolan, Winifred P., Yin, Qiuxia, Foster, Paul J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anterior Chamber - pathology
Anterior chamber angle width
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Body Height - physiology
Body Mass Index
Body Weight - physiology
China - epidemiology
Female
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - diagnosis
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - epidemiology
Gonioscopy
Health Surveys
height
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
narrow angle
Ophthalmology
Prevalence
Trabecular Meshwork - pathology
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
weight
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Summary:Abstract Purpose: To assess the associations between narrow angle and adult anthropometry. Methods: Chinese adults aged 50 years and older were recruited from a population-based survey in the Liwan District of Guangzhou, China. Narrow angle was defined as the posterior trabecular meshwork not visible under static gonioscopy in at least three quadrants (i.e. a circumference of at least 270°). Logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between narrow angle and anthropomorphic measures (height, weight and body mass index, BMI). Results: Among the 912 participants, lower weight, shorter height, and lower BMI were significantly associated with narrower angle width (tests for trend: mean angle width in degrees vs weight p 
ISSN:0928-6586
1744-5086
DOI:10.3109/09286586.2014.903500