TY - JOUR
T1 - Uncorrected binocular distance visual impairment in U.S. Hispanic children and adolescents
AU - Ma, F.
AU - Lam, B. L.
AU - Lee, D. J.
AU - Gómez-Marín, O.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by grant EY12145 from the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, May 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Purpose: To assess and compare uncorrected binocular distance visual impairment rates in U.S. Hispanic children and adolescents. Methods: Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-1984, were analyzed for 6-19 year-old Cuban-Americans (n = 317), Mexican-Americans (n = 2519), and Puerto Ricans (n = 988). Visual acuity was assessed using Sloan Letters or Landolt Rings. Results: Prevalence rates of uncorrected binocular distance visual impairment (20/30 or worse) were 15.5%, 14.9%, and 23.6% for Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and Puerto Ricans, respectively. After adjusting for age and gender, the differences between Puerto Ricans and both Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans were significant (p < 0.05). Children 6-12 years of age had lower visual impairment rates than 13-19 year-old adolescents. Girls had higher age-adjusted visual impairment rates than boys; these gender differences were statistically significant among Mexican-Americans (OR = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.1, 2.2) and Puerto Ricans (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.2, 2.4). Conclusions: Among Hispanics, Puerto Rican children and adolescents have the highest prevalence rate of uncorrected binocular distance visual impairment; older age and female gender are associated with higher rates of uncorrected visual impairment.
AB - Purpose: To assess and compare uncorrected binocular distance visual impairment rates in U.S. Hispanic children and adolescents. Methods: Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-1984, were analyzed for 6-19 year-old Cuban-Americans (n = 317), Mexican-Americans (n = 2519), and Puerto Ricans (n = 988). Visual acuity was assessed using Sloan Letters or Landolt Rings. Results: Prevalence rates of uncorrected binocular distance visual impairment (20/30 or worse) were 15.5%, 14.9%, and 23.6% for Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and Puerto Ricans, respectively. After adjusting for age and gender, the differences between Puerto Ricans and both Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans were significant (p < 0.05). Children 6-12 years of age had lower visual impairment rates than 13-19 year-old adolescents. Girls had higher age-adjusted visual impairment rates than boys; these gender differences were statistically significant among Mexican-Americans (OR = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.1, 2.2) and Puerto Ricans (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.2, 2.4). Conclusions: Among Hispanics, Puerto Rican children and adolescents have the highest prevalence rate of uncorrected binocular distance visual impairment; older age and female gender are associated with higher rates of uncorrected visual impairment.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Children
KW - Hispanic Americans
KW - Myopia
KW - Visual acuity
KW - Visual impairment prevalence
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U2 - 10.1076/opep.8.1.57.1538
DO - 10.1076/opep.8.1.57.1538
M3 - Article
C2 - 11262682
AN - SCOPUS:0035028943
VL - 8
SP - 57
EP - 64
JO - Ophthalmic Epidemiology
JF - Ophthalmic Epidemiology
SN - 0928-6586
IS - 1
ER -