Jamaluddin Ahmad, Marium and Maw Pin, Tan and Khaliddin, Nurliza and Effendi-Tenang, Irina and Amir, Nurul Najieha and Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah and Ramli, Norlina (2021) The Malaysian elders longitudinal research (MELoR): Prevalence and factors associated with vision impairment in an urban population in Malaysia. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33 (2-3). pp. 280-286. ISSN 1010-5395, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539520983667.
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Low vision and blindness are major health issues affecting ageing population. This cross-sectional study aims to determine the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) in Petaling Jaya North, Petaling Jaya South, and Lembah Pantai using data from the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research. There were 1322 participants aged >= 55 years selected by random sampling from parliamentary electoral rolls. Visual acuity was assessed using the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution chart at 4 m distance. The overall population-adjusted prevalence of VI was 9.0%. The estimated prevalence of VI was highest in Malays followed by Indians and Chinese. Following adjustments for ethnic discrepancies in age, marital status, education level, gender and medical illness, the Malay ethnicity remained an independent association for VI. Education level was associated with Indian ethnicity. In conclusion, the Malay ethnicity and lower education level among Indian ethnicity were found to be associated with VI among the older population in Malaysia. The Malay ethnicity showed the highest prevalence of VI followed by Indians and Chinese.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education High Impact Research Grant [UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/ASH/02] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ageing; Ethnicity; Visual impairment; Asian |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Department of Ophthalmology |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2022 07:54 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2022 07:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/28861 |
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