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Objective To investigate the prevalence and influencing factors in senile cataract in Huzhou city.Methods 1 680 cases of healthy physical examination elderly population were selected as the research subjects in Huzhou city.To investigate the prevalence of cataract in the elderly population.The correlation of the prevalence of senile cataract,visual impairment and sex,age was studied.The correlation of the prevalence of senile cataract and diabetes,hypertension,smoking was analyzed.At the same time,Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influence factors of senile cataract.Results In 1 680 cases of elderly people,299 cases of cataract,the prevalence rate of cataract was 17.79%.With age increased,the prevalence of senile cataract was gradually increased.The preva-lence of cataract in female was 21.80%,which was higher than 15.82% in male,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =9.083,P <0.01).The visual acuity of senile cataract patients would increase with age.Moreover, the visual acuity of female patients was higher than that of male patients.The prevalence of cataract in diabetic group was 64.58%,which was higher than 17.89% in non -diabetes group,the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =65.457,P <0.01 ).The prevalence of cataract in hypertension group was 61.48%,which was higher than 14.31% in non -hypertension group,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =163.538,P <0.01).The prevalence of cataract in smoking group was 80.39%,which was higher than 16.94% in non - smoking group,the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =130.046,P <0.01).Logistic regression analysis showed that gender,age, diabetes,hypertension,smoking,and so on were the factors affecting the incidence of cataract in the elderly popula-tion.Conclusion The prevalence of cataract in the elderly population in Huzhou city need to pay attention to the local health department.