The association between glaucoma and all-cause mortality in middle-aged and elderly Chinese people: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This population-based, prospective cohort study investigated the association between glaucoma and mortality in older adults.

Methods

Participants aged 45 years or older at baseline (47.9% male) were enrolled in 2011 for the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). All-cause mortality was observed during 7 years of follow-up. The baseline data were collected in the 2011 CHARLS, and participants were followed up for 7 years (until 2018). The risk of all-cause mortality was investigated using Cox proportional-hazards regression with age as the time scale, adjusting for significant risk factors and comorbid conditions.

Results

Among the 14,803 participants included, the risk of all-cause death was significantly higher among people with glaucoma

SUBMITTER: Huang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667574 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature