Prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula and their risk factors:Tehran Geriatric Eye Study  

作　　者：Alireza Hashemi Mohamadreza Aghamirsalim Hassan Hashemi Pooneh Malekifar Mehdi Khabazkhoob 

机构地区：[1]Noor Research Center for Ophthalmic Epidemiology,Noor Eye Hospital,Tehran 1983963113,Iran [2]Translational Ophthalmology Research Center,Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran 1157715354,Iran [3]Noor Ophthalmology Research Center,Noor Eye Hospital,Tehran 1983963113,Iran [4]Department of Medical Surgical Nursing,School of Nursing and Midwifery,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran 1968653111,Iran

出　　处：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》2025年第4期699-706,共8页国际眼科杂志(英文版)

基　　金：Supported by National Institute for Medical Research Development(NIMAD)affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education(No.963660).

摘　　要：AIM:To explore the prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula and their risk factors.METHODS:This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted on geriatric population aged 60 and over in Tehran,Iran from Jan 2019 to Jan 2020.Selected subjects were interviewed and subjected to optometric and ophthalmic examinations.RESULTS:The age and sex standardized prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula was 3.64%[95%confidence interval(CI):2.94%–4.49%]and 55.57%(95%CI:52.89%–58.22%),respectively.The prevalence of pterygium was 4.52%(95%CI:3.5%–5.81%)in men and 2.79%(95%CI:1.97%–3.94%)in women and the prevalence of pinguecula was 64.56%(95%CI:60.92%–68.03%)in men and 46.72%(95%CI:43.74%–49.72%)in women.According to the results of multiple logistic regression,pinguecula had a significant correlation with male sex[odds ratio(OR):2.21,95%CI:1.63–2.99]and education level(OR:0.52,95%CI:0.35-0.77)and pterygium had a significant relationship with male sex(OR:2.2,95%CI:1.38–3.52),socioeconomic status(SES,OR:0.5,95%CI:0.26–0.97),education level(OR:0.22,95%CI:0.08–0.61).CONCLUSION:The prevalence of pinguecula and pterygium in this study are lower than other studies.Sex,SES,and education level are the risk factors of the prevalence of pinguecula and pterygium.

关 键 词：PTERYGIUM pinguecula geriatric population EPIDEMIOLOGY 

分 类 号：R57[医药卫生—消化系统]