Central Corneal Thickness and Its Associations in a Russian Population. The Ural Eye and Medical Study

Overview

Journal Eye (Lond)

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2022 Mar 29

PMID 35347290

Authors

Mukharram M Bikbov

Timur R Gilmanshin

Rinat M Zainullin

Gyulli M Kazakbaeva

Artur F Zaynetdinov

Ildar F Nuriev

Songhomitra Panda-Jonas

Inga I Arslangareeva

Ainur A Zinnatullin

Dilya F Yakupova

Ellina M Rakhimova

Yulia V Uzianbaeva

Renat I Khikmatullin

Nikolay A Nikitin

Said K Aminev

Svetlana R Mukhamadieva

Venera F Mavlieva

Jost B Jonas

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Abstract

Background: To assess central corneal thickness (CCT) and its associations in a Russian population.

Methods: The population-based Ural Eye and Medical Study included 5899 (80.5%) out of 7328 eligible individuals. As part of an ophthalmological and general examination, CCT was measured by Scheimflug imaging.

Results: The study included 5792 (98.2%) participants (age:58.8 ± 10.6 years;range: 40-94 years) with available bilateral CCT measurements. Mean CCT was larger in Russians than non-Russians (549.5 ± 32.8 µm versus 539.2 ± 33.9 µm; P < 0.001). In multivariable analysis, thicker CCT was associated (regression coefficient r:0.43) with younger age (standardized regression coefficient beta:-0.09; non-standardized regression coefficient B:-0.29;95% confidence interval (CI):-0.39,-0.20; P < 0.001), male sex (beta:0.05; B:3.10; 95%CI:1.18,5.03; P = 0.002), urban region of habitation (beta:0.10; B:6.83; 95%CI:4.61, 9.05; P < 0.001), Russian ethnicity (beta:0.04; B:3.48; 95%CI:1.04, 5.91; P = 0.005), higher level of education (beta:0.04; B:0.97;95%CI:0.29,1.66; P = 0.006), higher serum bilirubin concentration (beta:0.05;B:0.15; 95%CI:0.07,0.23;P < 0.001), lower corneal refractive power (beta:-0.09;B:11.92; 95%CI:-2.50,-1.35; P < 0.001), smaller anterior chamber angle (beta:-0.07;B:-0.38;95%CI:-0.52,-0.24;P < 0.001), higher IOP readings (beta:0.38; B:3.47; 95%CI:3.21,3.73; P < 0.001), and higher rise in IOP readings by medical mydriasis (beta:0.07; B:0.88;95%CI:0.54,1.22;P < 0.001). In that model, CCT was not associated with body height (P = 0.14), previous cataract surgery (P = 0.10), axial length (P = 0.18) or prevalence of glaucoma (P = 0.11). The mean inter-eye difference in CCT was 8.52 ± 13.9 µm (median:6.0;95CI:8.16,8.88). A higher inter-eye CCT difference was associated with older age (beta:0.08; B:0.11;95%CI:0.07,0.15; P = 0.01), lower level of education (beta:-0.04;B:-0.34; 95%CI:-0.60,-0.08; P < 0.001) and status after cataract surgery (beta:0.04; B:2.92;95%CI:1.02,4.83; P = 0.003).

Introduction Conclusions: In this ethnically mixed population from Russia with an age of 40+ years, mean CCT (541.7 ± 33.7 µm) was associated with parameters such as younger age, male sex, Russian ethnicity, and higher educational level. These associations may be taken into account when the dependence of IOP readings on CCT are considered. Glaucoma prevalence was unrelated to CCT.

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