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@entity1 @entity1018 @entity227 @entity1538 @entity101 @entity726 @entity1939
BACKGROUND: @entity726 is an important cause of irreversible @entity1939 . This study describes the characteristics of a large, diverse group of @entity726 @entity1 and evaluates associations between demographic and clinical characteristics and @entity1939 . METHODS: Data were gathered via retrospective chart review of @entity1 (N = 1,454) who were seen between July 2007 and July 2010 by @entity726 service providers at Duke Eye Center. Visual acuity and @entity227 were used to determine whether @entity1 met the criteria for @entity1939 . Descriptive and comparative statistical analyses were performed on the @entity726 @entity1 who were not blind (n = 1,258) and those who were blind (n = 196). A subgroup analysis of only those @entity1 with primary @entity1538 was also performed. RESULTS: In this tertiary care population, 13% (n = 196) of @entity726 @entity1 met criteria for @entity1939 , nearly one-half of whom (n = 94) were blind from @entity726 , and another one-third of whom (n = 69) had @entity726 -related @entity1939 . The most common @entity726 diagnosis at all levels of vision was primary @entity1538 . A larger proportion of black @entity1 compared with white @entity1 demonstrated @entity1018 ; the odds ratio (OR) for @entity1939 was 2.25 (95% CI, 1.6-3.2) for black @entity1 compared with white @entity1 . The use of systemic antihypertensive medications was higher among @entity1 who were blind compared with @entity1 who were not blind (OR = 2.1; 95% CI, 1.4-3.1). A subgroup analysis including only @entity1 with primary @entity1538 showed similar results for both black race and use of systemic antihypertensive medications. The relationship between use of systemic antihypertensive medications and @entity1939 was not different between black @entity1 and white @entity1 (interaction P = .268). LIMITATIONS: Data were based on chart review, and associations may be confounded by unmeasured factors. CONCLUSIONS: Treated systemic @entity101 may be correlated with @entity1939 , and the cause cannot be explained solely by race. In addition, this study demonstrated that there is continued disparity between black @entity1 and white @entity1 with regards to @entity1939 from @entity726 .
