OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of @entity2194 and the proportion of @entity1939 and @entity227 due to @entity130 in a rural population in northern China. METHODS: The Handan Eye Study is a population-based cross-sectional study that surveyed 6830 Chinese @entity1 aged 30+ years from 13 randomly selected villages in Yongnian County, city of Handan, Hebei Province, in July, 2006. All @entity1 underwent a standardized interview and extensive examinations. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on @entity2194 . RESULTS: Of the 5837 @entity1 who filled out the questionnaire, 124 subjects [2.1%; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.8%-2.5%] reported a history of @entity2194 in either eye, including 19 (0.3%) @entity1 reporting @entity130 in both eyes. @entity1 were more likely to have an @entity4858 than @entity1 [odds ratio (OR), 3.3; 2.2-4.9]. In multiple logistic regression models, @entity2194 was significantly more frequent among normotensive @entity1 when compared with @entity101 @entity1 ( @entity101 vs. normotensive: OR, 0.6; 0.4-0.9) and among @entity1 who had a history of falls (OR, 2.4; 1.2-4.8). The proportion of unilateral @entity227 and @entity1939 due to @entity130 were 10.5% (13 subjects) and 21.0% (26 subjects), respectively. CONCLUSION: Our study reports the prevalence of severe @entity2194 among adults in rural China, revealing a high proportion of @entity1939 and @entity227 due to @entity130 . These findings suggest the need for educational strategies to increase eye health awareness in this rural population with focus on providing at least appropriate first aid care to reduce @entity1939 due to @entity130 .

Ocular XXXX in a Rural Population of North China: The Handan Eye Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'Men', 'people', 'persons'] @entity2194 :: ('MESH:D005128', 'Disease') :: ['ocular trauma'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual impairment'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertensive'] @entity4858 :: ('MESH:D005131', 'Disease') :: ['eye injury'] @entity1939 :: ('MESH:D001766', 'Disease') :: ['unilateral blindness', 'blindness'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['Trauma']
