Ana Daliela M., and Azmi B., and Hazlina Y., and Khor J.G., and Mimi Marina M.I., and Mohd. Zaidi S., and Govindarajanthran N., and Zahriah J., and Zalifa Z.A., (1998) Faktor-faktor risiko katarak: kajian di kalangan pesakit katarak di Wad oftalmologi Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat, 4 (1). ISSN 1675-1663
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Abstract
A case-control study was conducted to study the risk factors for cataract among cataract patients in the ophthalmology wards of Kuala Lumpur Hospital from 2-16th October 1995. The risk factor studied were age, ethnicity, diabetes mellitus,hypertension, smoking habits and obesity. Sixty-six cataract cases were interviewed. All cases chosen have had cataract operation done or are waiting to be operated on. Controls were non-cataract patients from the medical wards.Cases and control were matched by sex. Result show that the significant risk factors for cataract are aging (Odds Ratio of 9.4, 95% confidence interval 3.3-28.1), diabetes mellitus (Odds Ratio of 3.0, 95% confidence interval 1.3-7.1) and smoking (Odds Ratio of 2.6, 95% confidence interval 1.0-6.7). Other factors such as ethnicity, hypertension and obesity were not statistically significant in the analysis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | cataract; risk factors; age; diabetes mellitus. |
| Journal: | Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat |
| ID Code: | 4341 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Fazli Nafiah - |
| Deposited On: | 16 Apr 2012 02:01 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2012 02:01 |
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