Key result
Socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption, and smoking were not related to the onset of open-angle glaucoma in the Rotterdam Study.
Why the study?
Are socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption, and smoking related to the onset of open-angle glaucoma?
Are socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption, and smoking related to the onset of open-angle glaucoma?
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Socioeconomic status and certain lifestyle factors may not influence open-angle glaucoma risk in populations with high healthcare equity.
Evaluation of: Ramdas WD, Wolfs RC, Hofman A, de Jong PT, Vingerling JR, Jansonius NM. Lifestyle and risk of developing open-angle glaucoma: the Rotterdam Study. Arch. Ophthalmol. DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.373 (2011) (Epub ahead of print).According to the Rotterdam Study, which was conducted in The Netherlands, socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption and smoking were not related to the onset of open-angle glaucoma. Because participants were from a homogeneous suburb and The Netherlands ranks number one in terms of equity in healthcare for all individuals regardless of income, the lack of an association between socioeconomic status and open-angle glaucoma is not surprising.
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Coleman et al. (2011) conducted a review in open-angle glaucoma. Socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption and smoking was evaluated on onset of open-angle glaucoma. Socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption, and smoking were not related to the onset of open-angle glaucoma in the Rotterdam Study.
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