Risk factors for XXXX in a Japanese population: the Hisayama study.

@entity1 @entity101 @entity6 @entity231 @entity167 @entity1020
AIMS: To examine the risk factors for @entity1020 ( @entity1020 ) in a sample Japanese population. METHODS: In 1998, a cross sectional community survey was conducted among residents of Hisayama. A total of 596 @entity1 and 886 @entity1 living in Hisayama, Japan, aged 50 years or older consented to participate in the study. Each @entity1 underwent a comprehensive examination that included an ophthalmic examination. The presence of @entity1020 was determined by grading from fundus examination by indirect ophthalmoscopy, slit lamp examination, and colour fundus photographs. Using these cross sectional data, logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the risk factors for @entity1020 . The following 10 possible risk factors were used: age, @entity231 , @entity101 (history), @entity101 (history or examination), @entity6 , hyperlipidaemia, current smoker, @entity167 intake, BMI, and WBC. RESULTS: @entity1020 was detected in 19.5% of @entity1 and 14.9% of @entity1 . @entity1 were found to have a significantly higher prevalence of @entity1020 than @entity1 . Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age and @entity101 (history or examination) were significantly associated with @entity1020 in @entity1 , whereas only age was a significant risk factor for @entity1020 in @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that higher age and male sex are relevant risk factors for @entity1020 in Japan. In addition, @entity101 is a relevant risk factor in @entity1 .
