Factors associated with retinal-vein occlusion in Hispanics.
Sixty-eight foreign-born Hispanic patients with angiography-proven retinal-vein occlusion (RVO) and 50 age-, sex-, and race-matched controls were evaluated for systemic disease. Thirty of the RVO patients had central retinal-vein occlusion, and 38 had branch retinal-vein occlusion. Hypertension, the most commonly associated factor, was present in 66.2% of the RVO patients in contrast to 18% of the controls (P less than .001). Other factors which were more common in the RVO population included open-angle glaucoma (19.1% vs 8%), diabetes mellitus (16.2% vs 12%), and atherosclerotic heart disease (14.7% vs 10%); these, however, were not statistically significant (P greater than .05). Hyperlipidemia was present in 12% of the controls and 10.3% of the RVO group (P greater than .50). This is in direct contrast to reports of nonHispanic populations where hyperlipidemia has been reported to be present in up to 60% of RVO patients.
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Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, NY 10003.
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D002489:Central America / Q000208:ethnology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors