Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status With Visual Impairment in Adolescent Children in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in visual impairment have been described in adults, few studies have focused on the adolescent population, which may provide insight into the emergence of vision health inequities.

Objective

To describe visual health disparities among adolescent children in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a cross-sectional study of adolescents from the 2005 to 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants were aged 12 to 18 years with a completed visual function questionnaire and eye examination. Data analyses were conducted from January 19 to July 20, 2022.

Main outcomes and measures

Outcomes included subjective (self-reported poor vision) and objective (visual acuity wor

SUBMITTER: Adomfeh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9478879 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature