Prevalence and risk factors for refractive error in older adults in eight ethnicities in China: The China national health survey
Myopia affected more than one-fifth of the older adults in the Han population in this survey. Significant differences in the prevalence of RE were observed between minority ethnicities and Han individuals, except for the Manchu and Korean groups.
Authors
- Xuqian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9041-3014)
- Linyang Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-5896)
- Huijing He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2922-752X)
- Guangliang Shan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4535-8941)
- Ting Chen
- Yuhan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9134-0091)
- Jiantao Cui
- Yuyu Chou
- Jin Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-9065)
- Li Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8927-9535)
- Rui luo
- Yong Zhong
- Xuejiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1253-5304)
Institutions
- Beijing Tongren Hospital (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Jishuitan Hospital (CN)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36354
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Science and Technology Program during the Twelfth Five-year Plan Period