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Kawasaki Disease Increases the Incidence of Myopia
Joint Authors
Lim, Yun-Ping
Kung, Yung-Jen
Lin, Hui-Ju
Chen, Hsuan-Ju
Wei, Chang-Ching
Chen, Liuh An
Chen, Jiin Yi
Lin, Chao-Jen
Tien, Peng-Tai
Huang, Yong-San
Wan, Lei
Chang, Ching-Yao
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The prevalence of myopia has rapidly increased in recent decades and has led to a considerable global public health concern.
In this study, we elucidate the relationship between Kawasaki disease (KD) and the incidence of myopia.
We used Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database to conduct a population-based cohort study.
We identified patients diagnosed with KD and individuals without KD who were selected by frequency matched based on sex, age, and the index year.
The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to estimate the hazard ratio and 95% confidence intervals for the comparison of the 2 cohorts.
The log-rank test was used to test the incidence of myopia in the 2 cohorts.
A total of 532 patients were included in the KD cohort and 2128 in the non-KD cohort.
The risk of myopia (hazard ratio, 1.31; 95% confidence interval, 1.08–1.58; P<0.01) was higher among patients with KD than among those in the non-KD cohort.
The Cox proportional hazards regression model showed that irrespective of age, gender, and urbanization, Kawasaki disease was an independent risk factor for myopia.
Patients with Kawasaki disease exhibited a substantially higher risk for developing myopia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kung, Yung-Jen& Wei, Chang-Ching& Chen, Liuh An& Chen, Jiin Yi& Chang, Ching-Yao& Lin, Chao-Jen…[et al.]. 2017. Kawasaki Disease Increases the Incidence of Myopia. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135008
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kung, Yung-Jen…[et al.]. Kawasaki Disease Increases the Incidence of Myopia. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135008
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kung, Yung-Jen& Wei, Chang-Ching& Chen, Liuh An& Chen, Jiin Yi& Chang, Ching-Yao& Lin, Chao-Jen…[et al.]. Kawasaki Disease Increases the Incidence of Myopia. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135008
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135008