A longitudinal analysis of risk factors associated with central retinal vein occlusion.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify risk factors associated with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) among a diverse group of patients throughout the United States.

Design

Longitudinal cohort study.

Participants

All beneficiaries aged ≥ 55 years who were continuously enrolled in a managed care network for at least 2 years and who had ≥ 2 visits to an eye care provider from 2001 to 2009.

Methods

Insurance billing codes were used to identify individuals with a newly diagnosed CRVO. Multivariable Cox regression was performed to determine the factors associated with CRVO development.

Main outcome measures

Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of being diagnosed with CRVO.

Results

Of the 494 165 enrollees who met the study inclusion criter

SUBMITTER: Stem MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3563864 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature