Systemic Factors Associated with Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Koreans
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
;
: 260-264, 2012.
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| ID: wpr-194324
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate systemic factors associated with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 113 Korean patients who were diagnosed with CSC and who underwent history taking with a specialized questionnaire for CSC. They were matched for age and gender at a ratio of 1 3 to 339 normal controls. Normal controls were consecutively selected from a database at the Health Promotion Center. General characteristics and medical histories were compared between the two groups. The statistical analyses used included independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test, Fisher's exact test, and multivariate logistic regression analysis.RESULTS:
There were 90 men and 23 women in the CSC group, and the male-female ratio for both groups was 3.9 1. The mean age of the patients was 45.6 years. In multivariate analysis, hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 2.327; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.349-4.013), use of medicinal plants (OR, 2.198; 95% CI, 1.193-4.049), sleep disturbances (OR, 1.732; 95% CI, 1.096-2.739), and snoring (OR, 1.727; 95% CI, 1.058-2.820) were strongly associated with CSC.CONCLUSIONS:
Hypertension, sleep disturbance, snoring, and medicinal plant use were identified as factors associated with CSC. Expanded history taking, including systemic factors and culture-specific behavior related to stress or fatigue such as use of medicinal plants, will be helpful in identifying Korean patients at an increased risk for CSC.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Case-Control Studies
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Logistic Models
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Statistics, Nonparametric
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Asian People
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Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
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Republic of Korea
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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