title: Relative risk factors in chronic open-angle glaucoma: an epidemiological study.
abstract: Some hypothesized risk factors in chronic open-angle glaucoma were investigated in a sample of 87 patinets with glaucoma and 87 matched controls. A significant positive association was found with diabetes, a systolic blood pressure/intraocular pressure (BP/IOP) ratio less than 5.75, and the taking of medication for systemic hypertension. No significant association was found with a history of smoking or an elevated systemic blood pressure. Analysis indicates that the systolic BP/IOP index may be useful as a screening test for the detection of glaucoma in samples where the prevalence of glaucoma is high.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking; D013714:Tennessee