Prevalence and clinical characteristics of blepharoptosis in patients with diabetes in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2009–2010

We investigated the prevalence and clinical characteristics of ptosis in patients with diabetes in the general Korean population. This cross-sectional study is based on data from the fourth and fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys , conducted in 2009 and 2010 among members o...

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Published in:Endocrine 2015-03, Vol.48 (2), p.504-510
Main Authors: Moon, Seong-Su, Lee, Young-Sil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Blepharoptosis - diagnosis
Blepharoptosis - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Diabetic Retinopathy - diagnosis
Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology
Endocrinology
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Original Article
Prevalence
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Science
Young Adult
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Summary:We investigated the prevalence and clinical characteristics of ptosis in patients with diabetes in the general Korean population. This cross-sectional study is based on data from the fourth and fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys , conducted in 2009 and 2010 among members of the Korean population. Participants included 5,811 males and 7,650 females 20 years of age or older. Ptosis was defined as the marginal reflex distance 1 of
ISSN:1355-008X
1559-0100
DOI:10.1007/s12020-014-0279-x