title: Distribution of intraocular pressure and its determinants in an Iranian adult population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the distribution of intraocular pressure (IOP) and its determinants in an Iranian population.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross-sectional survey, random cluster sampling was conducted from the 40-64 years old population of Shahroud, in the north of Iran. All participants had optometry and ophthalmic exams. IOP was determined using the Goldmann tonometry method and biometric components were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 6311 people selected for the study, 5190 (82.2%) participated. The mean age of the participants was 50.9±6.2y and 58.7% of them were female. Mean IOP was 12.87±2.27 mm Hg. In this study 0.3% of the participants had an IOP higher than 21 mm Hg. The multiple linear regression model revealed that sex (Coef=-0.30; 95% CI: -0.43 to -0.17), diabetes (Coef=0.43; 95% CI: 0.19 to 0.67), high systolic blood pressure (Coef=0.02; 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.02), high body mass index (BMI) (Coef=0.03; 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.04), higher education (Coef=0.02, 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.04), thicker central corneal thickness (Coef=0.01; 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.02), and myopic shift in spherical equivalent (Coef=-0.14; 95% CI: -0.18 to -0.10) significantly correlated with high IOP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The IOP in this 40-64 years old population is low overall. In the north of Iran, average IOP is statistically significantly correlated with female sex, diabetes, higher BMI, systolic blood pressure, higher education, thicker cornea, and myopic refractive error.
authors: Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Noor Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran 1968653163, Iran; Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran 1968653163, Iran.
authors: Hassan
authors: H
authors: Hashemi
authors: Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1634858433, Iran.
authors: Mehdi
authors: M
authors: Khabazkhoob
authors: Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud 3614773947, Iran.
authors: Mohammad Hassan
authors: MH
authors: Emamian
authors: Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417613181, Iran.
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Shariati
authors: Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9183896858, Iran.
authors: Abbasali
authors: A
authors: Yekta
authors: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417613181, Iran.
authors: Akbar
authors: A
authors: Fotouhi
keywords: distribution; intraocular pressure; middle-east; risk factors