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목적 : To evaluate the systemic co-morbidities for patients with dry eye syndrome in South Korea
방법 : From 2010 to 2012, 17,364 participants age 20 or older were randomly included in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES) V, a nationwide survey. Prevalence of and demographic variables for patients with dry eye syndrome were evaluated. We performed conditional logistic regression analyses conditioned on age, gender, residential area, education level, occupation type and house income level to obtain the odds ratio (OR) for each systemic co-morbidities among subjects with and without dry eye syndrome.
결과 : The prevalence of dry eye syndrome in this study was 10.41%. Age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.016), female gender (AOR: 3.005), and indoor occupation (AOR: 1.304) increased the prevalence of dry eye syndrome, whereas rural residency (AOR: 0.728) and low education (AOR: 0.656~0.995) decreased it. In systemic co-morbidities, dyslipidemia (AOR: 1.63), degenerative arthritis (AOR: 1.556), rheumatoid arthritis (AOR: 1.442), thyroid disease (AOR: 2.563) and renal failure (AOR: 2.232) were significantly associated with higher prevalence of dry eye syndrome.
결론 : We found patients with dry eye syndrome have higher prevalence of several systemic co-morbidities. More comprehensive therapeutic approach may be necessary in these patients.
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