Prevalence and Related Risk Factors Associated with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients with Vision Impairment (VI)

• Published in: International journal of general medicine 2021-01, Vol.14, p.6125-6133
• Main Authors: Qin, Shengmei, Huang, Lan, Zhou, Jie, Wang, Hao, Li, Qi, Wu, Hengjing, Wu, Jing
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic illnesses; coronary heart disease; Exercise; Original Research; physical activity; prevalence; Risk factors; vision disability; Visual impairment
• ISSN: 1178-7074; 1178-7074
• DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S330726

To investigate the prevalence and related risk factors associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) among middle-aged and elderly patients with vision impairment (VI). The study was conducted with 1355 visually impaired adults over 45 years old, recruited from a Rehabilitation Hospital in China. Visual impairment is diagnosed by a doctor according to guidelines. Data were analyzed using multiple correspondence and logistic regression analysis. This research represents an important step towards the development of empirically based practical suggestions for decision-makers and health professionals that support visually impaired middle-aged and elderly people to participate in physical exercise and weight management when needed. Of the 1335 middle-aged and elderly adults (mean age ± SD, 63.56 ± 7.74 years; 45.6% male) with VI, a total of 154 (11.5%) developed CHD. In all people with VI, age (OR 1.47; 95% CI 1.16-2.02), hypertension (OR 2.14; 95% CI 1.46-3.14), diabetes (OR 3.79; 95% CI 2.29-6.27), blindness (OR 1.68; 95% CI 1.16-2.43), moderate activity (OR 0.86; 95% CI 0.69-0.98), and HR