title: The Gender-Dependent Association between Obesity and Age-Related Cataracts in Middle-Aged Korean Adults.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of central and abdominal obesity with the prevalence of cataracts in a middle-aged Korean population. This retrospective cross-sectional study was based on the data collected from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2009, in which 4,914 subjects were examined. Ophthalmological examinations were performed to determine the presence of a nuclear, cortical, or posterior subcapsular cataract. Both general obesity (a body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) and abdominal obesity (a waist circumference ≥90 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women) were significantly associated with the occurrence of cataracts among middle-aged women [adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.03-1.69; and aOR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.06-1.85, respectively], while abdominal obesity was significantly inversely associated with the occurrence of cataracts among middle-aged men (aOR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.58-1.01; and aOR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.49-0.89, respectively). We report a difference in the association between obesity and the prevalence of cataracts based on gender.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Yeoeuido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Deok-Soon
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyungdo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, The Catholic University of Korea, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Ah
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Division of AIDS, Center for Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sae-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, The Catholic University of Korea, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeon Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang-Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Chul
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Gyu
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, The Catholic University of Korea, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Sun
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Yong-Moon
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors