Glaucoma and cognitive function trajectories in a population-based study: Findings from the health and retirement study.

ABSTRACT: Prior studies on the association of glaucoma and cognitive function have reported mixed results. The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a nationally representative panel survey of Americans age ≥ 51 years. HRS-linked Medicare claims data were used to identify incident glaucoma cases (by glaucoma type). Cognitive function was measured using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS), administered in each wave (every 2 years). Separate linear mixed models were fitted with either prevalent or incident glaucoma as a predictor of TICS trajectories and adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, gender, and medical history. Negative model estimates indicate associations of glaucoma with worse cognitive function scores or steeper per-year declines in cognitive function s

SUBMITTER: Kolli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9588512 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature