Relationship between Neighborhood-Level Social Risk Factor Measures and Presenting Glaucoma Severity Utilizing Multilevel Modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The neighborhood and built environment social determinant of health domain has several social risk factors (SRFs) that are modifiable through policy efforts. We investigated the impact of neighborhood-level SRFs on presenting glaucoma severity at a tertiary eye care center.

Design

A cross-sectional study from August 2012 to May 2022 in the University of Michigan electronic health record (EHR).

Participants

Patients with a diagnosis of any open-angle glaucoma with ≥1 eye care visit at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center and ≥1 reliable visual field (VF).

Methods

Participants who met inclusion criteria were identified by International Classification of Diseases ninth and tenth revision codes (365.x/H40.x). Data extracted from the EHR included pa

SUBMITTER: Hicks PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437858 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature