Abstract
Objective: To examine the self-reported prevalence of 13 chronic conditions and poor health among Chinese adults aged 45 years and older with and without self-reported vision impairment.
Design: Cross-sectional study from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2018, a nationally representative survey of Chinese adults aged 45 years and older involving 19 374 participants.
Methods: We used logistic regression to assess the association between vision impairment and 13 common chronic conditions and between vision impairment and poor health for those with any of these chronic conditions.
Results: Older people with self-reported vision impairment were significantly more likely to report all 13 chronic conditions (all p
Conclusions: Higher prevalence of chronic conditions is strongly associated with vision impairment among older Chinese adults and poor health is strongly associated with vision impairment among people with chronic conditions.
Design: Cross-sectional study from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2018, a nationally representative survey of Chinese adults aged 45 years and older involving 19 374 participants.
Methods: We used logistic regression to assess the association between vision impairment and 13 common chronic conditions and between vision impairment and poor health for those with any of these chronic conditions.
Results: Older people with self-reported vision impairment were significantly more likely to report all 13 chronic conditions (all p
Conclusions: Higher prevalence of chronic conditions is strongly associated with vision impairment among older Chinese adults and poor health is strongly associated with vision impairment among people with chronic conditions.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | BMJ Open Ophthalmology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Mar 2023 |
Keywords
- Chronic Disease
- Public health
- Middle Aged
- Humans
- Aged
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Epidemiology
- Self Report
- Prevalence
- Eye (Globe)
- Longitudinal Studies