The relationship between habitual water intake and dry eye disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that greater habitual water intake is associated with lower risk of dry eye disease (DED).

Methods

We included 51 551 participants from the population-based Lifelines cohort (mean age = 51.2 years) in this cross-sectional association study. DED was assessed using the Women's Health Study (WHS) dry eye questionnaire. Water intake was calculated from food frequency questionnaires. Logistic regressions were used to analyse the relationship between DED and water intake or 24-h urine volume, corrected for age, sex, body mass index, physical activity, smoking status, education, income, 48 comorbidities, and 15 medication groups. The main outcome measure was WHS-defined DED. Highly symptomatic dry eye and clinical diagnosi

SUBMITTER: Nguyen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087849 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature