Journal of Glaucoma 1999-Feb
Body mass index in glaucoma.
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Belépés Regisztrálás
A hivatkozás a vágólapra kerül
Kulcsszavak
Absztrakt
OBJECTIVE
To compare body mass index (BMI) of patients with open-angle glaucoma or normal-tension glaucoma with BMI in control subjects.
METHODS
BMI was calculated for 288 control subjects, 42 patients with open-angle glaucoma with treated intraocular pressure (IOP) higher than 21 mmHg, 87 patients with open-angle glaucoma with progression of glaucomatous damage despite IOP less than 21 mmHg, and 57 patients with normal-tension glaucoma.
RESULTS
There was no statistical difference in BMI between patients with glaucoma and control subjects. If anything, there was a tendency for patients with glaucoma to have a lower BMI than control subjects.
CONCLUSIONS
These data show that obesity seems not to be a risk factor for glaucoma.
