Tables Study in Diabetes - Article Example

(Rowe, N.G., Mitchell, P.G., Cumming, R.G., Wans, J.J., 2000(2)).

Departments of Ophthalmology and Public Health & Community Medicine, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Australia: 1992-1994

3654

49 to 97 years: 73 years

Baseline: 5.9%

1.8% in the study

Posterior subcapsular cataract 1.8; CI 1.0 to 3.1

Past cataract surgery

2.5; CI 1.5 to 4.2

0.05

Long term prevalence with indications and effectiveness of surgery not included; needs long-term study

(Hennis, A., Wu, S.Y., Nemesure, B., and Leske, M.C., 2004(3))

School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY: 1987-1982

3427

40 to 84 years:

50.9

22.5%

1.13: CI 1.06 to 1.20

P<

.001

Prevention not investigated; needs further research

(Mukesh, B.N., Le, A., Dimitrov, P.N., Ahmed, S., Taylor, H.R., and McCarty, C.A., 2006(4)).

Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

1992-1999

3721

40 to 98 years

62.5 plus/minus 10.5 years

6.9%

1.2: CI 0.7 to 2.1

P<

.001

Study of modifiable risk factors incomplete. Needs future prospective study

Study:

Reference

Study Place

Year

(Mitchell, P., Smith, W., Chey, T., and Healey, P.R., 1997(5)).

Department of Ophthalmology, the University of Sydney, Australia

1992-1994

(Dielemans, I., de Jong, P.T., Stolk, R., Vingerling, J.R., Grobbee, D.E., and Hofman, A., 1996(6)).

Institute of Ophthalmology, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

1990-1995

(Hennis, A., Wu, S.Y., Nemesure, B., Leske, M.C., Barbados Eye Studies Group, 2003 (7)).

School of Clinical Medicine & Research, University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies

1988-1992

(Kahn, H.A. and Milton, R.C., 1980(8)).

Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MO 21205

1973-1975