John E Crews1, Chiu-Fang Chou2, Swathi Sekar2, Jinan B Saaddine2. 1. Vision Health Initiative, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: johncrews@bellsouth.net. 2. Vision Health Initiative, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the prevalence of 13 chronic conditions and fair/poor health among people aged ≥65 years in the United States with and without vision impairment. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study from the 2010-2014 National Health Interview Survey. METHODS: We examined hypertension, heart disease, high cholesterol, stroke, arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, weak/failing kidneys, diabetes, hepatitis, depression, and hearing impairment. We used logistic regression to show the association between vision impairment and chronic conditions and the association between vision impairment and poor health for those with chronic conditions. RESULTS: People aged ≥65 years with vision impairment reported greater prevalence of chronic conditions compared to people without vision impairment. After controlling for covariates (age, sex, education, race, smoking, physical activity, and obesity), people with vision impairment were more likely than those without to report chronic conditions (hypertension: OR [odds ratio] 1.43; heart disease: OR 1.68; high cholesterol: OR 1.26; stroke: OR 1.99; arthritis; OR 1.71; asthma: OR 1.56; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: OR 1.65; cancer: OR 1.23; weak/failing kidneys: OR 2.29; diabetes: OR 1.56; hepatitis: OR 1.30; depression: OR 1.47; hearing impairment: OR 1.91) (all P < .05). Among older people with chronic conditions, those with vision impairment and chronic conditions compared to people without vision impairment and chronic conditions were 1.66-2.98 times more likely to have fair/poor health than those without vision impairment (all P < .05). CONCLUSION: Higher prevalence of chronic conditions is strongly associated with vision impairment among the older people and poor health is strongly associated with vision impairment and chronic conditions. Published by Elsevier Inc.
PURPOSE: To examine the prevalence of 13 chronic conditions and fair/poor health among people aged ≥65 years in the United States with and without vision impairment. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study from the 2010-2014 National Health Interview Survey. METHODS: We examined hypertension, heart disease, high cholesterol, stroke, arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, weak/failing kidneys, diabetes, hepatitis, depression, and hearing impairment. We used logistic regression to show the association between vision impairment and chronic conditions and the association between vision impairment and poor health for those with chronic conditions. RESULTS:People aged ≥65 years with vision impairment reported greater prevalence of chronic conditions compared to people without vision impairment. After controlling for covariates (age, sex, education, race, smoking, physical activity, and obesity), people with vision impairment were more likely than those without to report chronic conditions (hypertension: OR [odds ratio] 1.43; heart disease: OR 1.68; high cholesterol: OR 1.26; stroke: OR 1.99; arthritis; OR 1.71; asthma: OR 1.56; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: OR 1.65; cancer: OR 1.23; weak/failing kidneys: OR 2.29; diabetes: OR 1.56; hepatitis: OR 1.30; depression: OR 1.47; hearing impairment: OR 1.91) (all P < .05). Among older people with chronic conditions, those with vision impairment and chronic conditions compared to people without vision impairment and chronic conditions were 1.66-2.98 times more likely to have fair/poor health than those without vision impairment (all P < .05). CONCLUSION: Higher prevalence of chronic conditions is strongly associated with vision impairment among the older people and poor health is strongly associated with vision impairment and chronic conditions. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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