title: Prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma in a rural adult Chinese population: the Handan eye study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence and associations of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in a rural population of northern China.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a rural county in Handan, China, 6716 adults residing in 13 villages were randomly selected and participated in the study. All participants completed a comprehensive eye examination, including intraocular pressure (IOP), slit-lamp examination, and fundus evaluation. Visual fields were obtained with on glaucoma suspects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-five persons (1.2%) had POAG, with an adjusted prevalence of 1.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.7% -1.3%) in those aged 40 years and older. Sex was not significantly associated with POAG (P > 0.05). Age (odds ratio [OR], 1.9; 95% CI, 1.4-2.5, for each 10-year increase), IOP (OR, 1.5; 95% CI 1.2-2.0 for each 5-mm Hg increase), axial length (OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.1-1.6), and moderate myopia (3.1-6.0 D; OR, 4.7; 95% CI, 1.6-13.5) increased the risk for POAG in multivariate analysis. The mean IOP of persons with POAG was 16.3 ± 3.5 mm Hg, and 90% of them presented with an IOP ≤ 21 mm Hg. Of those with POAG, 4.5% were blind from glaucoma in at least one eye.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Approximately 1% of adults aged 40 years and older living in rural China have POAG. As seen in other populations, increasing age, higher IOP, greater axial length, and having myopia were associated with POAG. Given the rapid aging and myopic shift (acquired myopia) in China's population, POAG is likely to increase in prevalence in the coming decades.
authors: Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.
authors: Yuan Bo
authors: YB
authors: Liang
authors: David S
authors: DS
authors: Friedman
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Zhou
authors: Xiaohui
authors: X
authors: Yang
authors: Lan Ping
authors: LP
authors: Sun
authors: Li Xia
authors: LX
authors: Guo
authors: Qiu Shan
authors: QS
authors: Tao
authors: Dolly S
authors: DS
authors: Chang
authors: Ning Li
authors: NL
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009216:Myopia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014794:Visual Fields