Prevalence and risk factors for XXXX in Indians: the Singapore Indian Eye Study (SINDI).

@entity1 @entity940 @entity2516 @entity231 @entity6 @entity6110 @entity3467 @entity9340 @entity1714
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for @entity2516 in middle-aged to elderly Singaporeans of Indian ethnicity. METHODS: A population-based, cross-sectional study of Indians aged over 40 years of age residing in Southwestern Singapore was conducted. An age-stratified (10-year age group) random sampling procedure was performed to select @entity1 . Refraction was determined by autorefraction followed by subjective refraction. @entity1714 was defined as @entity6110 ( @entity6110 ) < -0.50 diopters (D), @entity1714 as @entity6110 < -5.00 D, @entity940 as cylinder < -0.50 D, @entity3467 as @entity6110 > 0.50 D, and @entity9340 as @entity6110 difference > 1.00 D. Prevalence was adjusted to the 2000 Singapore census. RESULTS: Of the 4497 @entity1 eligible to participate, 3400 (75.6%) were examined. Complete data were available for 2805 adults with right eye @entity2516 and no prior @entity231 surgery. The age-adjusted prevalence was 28.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 25.8-30.2) for @entity1714 and 4.1% (95% CI, 3.3-5.0) for @entity1714 . There was a U-shaped relationship between @entity1714 and increasing age. The age-adjusted prevalence was 54.9% (95% CI, 52.0-57.9) for @entity940 , 35.9% (95% CI, 33.7-38.3) for @entity3467 , and 9.8% (95% CI, 8.6-11.1) for @entity9340 . In a multiple logistic regression model, adults who were female, younger, taller, spent more time reading and writing per day, or had @entity940 were more likely to be myopic. Adults who were older or had @entity1714 or @entity6 had higher risk of @entity940 . CONCLUSIONS: In Singapore, the prevalence of @entity1714 in Indian adults is similar to those in Malays, but lower than those in Chinese. Risk factors for @entity1714 are similar across the three ethnic groups in Singapore.
