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Prevalence of and risk factors for asteroid hyalosis in Seoul, Korea.

Authors
 JI HYUN KIM  ;  MI IN ROH  ;  SUK HO BYEON  ;  HYOUNG JUN KOH  ;  SUNG CHUL LEE  ;  OH WOONG KWON 
Citation
 RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES, Vol.28(10) : 1515-1521, 2008 
Journal Title
RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
ISSN
 0275-004X 
Issue Date
2008
MeSH
Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Calcinosis/diagnosis ; Calcinosis/epidemiology* ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Eye Diseases/diagnosis ; Eye Diseases/epidemiology* ; Female ; Humans ; Korea/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Photography ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors ; Sex Distribution ; Vitreous Body/pathology*
Keywords
Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Calcinosis/diagnosis ; Calcinosis/epidemiology* ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Eye Diseases/diagnosis ; Eye Diseases/epidemiology* ; Female ; Humans ; Korea/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Photography ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors ; Sex Distribution ; Vitreous Body/pathology*
Abstract
PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of asteroid hyalosis (AH) in Seoul, Korea, and to identify risk factors for the condition.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study with review of fundus photographs of subjects who received a health check-up between January 2006 and December 2006 at the Yonsei Medical Examination Center yielded 9,050 available cases (aged 40 years or older). AH was diagnosed retrospectively by the presence of cream-white spherical bodies within the vitreous, as seen in the fundus photographs.

RESULTS: The estimate prevalence of AH was 0.36%. Multivariate analysis showed that the prevalence of AH was significantly higher in older patients and in those with stroke history, hypertension history, and high serum lipid levels.

CONCLUSION: AH was relatively uncommon with the estimate prevalence of 0.36% in Seoul, Korea. The prevalence of AH correlated with age, stroke history, hypertension history, serum triglyceride levels, and low-density lipoprotein levels, with no gender bias. AH was not significantly associated with a history of diabetes, gout, heavy drinking, or current smoking.
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DOI
10.1097/IAE.0b013e318185ea3c
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Ophthalmology (안과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Koh, Hyoung Jun(고형준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5932-8516
Kwon, Oh Woong(권오웅)
Roh, Mi In(노미인)
Byeon, Suk Ho(변석호) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-0830
Lee, Sung Chul(이성철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9438-2385
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/108421
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