Mortality and causes of death in a population with blindness in Korea: A longitudinal follow-up study using a national sample cohort.

ABSTRACT: The influence of visual impairment and blindness on the risk of mortality has been reported in diverse cohort studies. However, the results reported have varied from nonsignificant to significant associations. In the present study, we evaluated the influence of blindness on the risk of mortality from 2002 to 2013 using a longitudinal database with a national sample cohort provided by the Korean National Health Insurance Service. Of a total of 1,125,691 subjects, 1,279 subjects who were registered as blind were enrolled, and 5,116 control participants were matched at a 1:4 ratio for age, sex, income, region of residence, and medical histories of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. The life/death information contained in this dataset was used for the analysis; this information

SUBMITTER: Choi HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7078281 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature