Systemic factors associated with central serous chorioretinopathy in Koreans.
- Authors
- Eom, Y.; Oh, J.; Kim, S.W.; Huh, K.
- Issue Date
- 2012
- Keywords
- Central serous chorioretinopathy; Fatigue; Medicinal plants; Sleep; Snoring
- Citation
- Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, v.26, no.4, pp.260 - 264
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 260
- End Page
- 264
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/110629
- DOI
- 10.3341/kjo.2012.26.4.260
- ISSN
- 1011-8942
- Abstract
- To investigate systemic factors associated with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 113 Korean patients who were diagnosed with CSC and who underwent history taking with a specialized questionnaire for CSC. They were matched for age and gender at a ratio of 1 : 3 to 339 normal controls. Normal controls were consecutively selected from a database at the Health Promotion Center. General characteristics and medical histories were compared between the two groups. The statistical analyses used included independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test, Fisher's exact test, and multivariate logistic regression analysis. There were 90 men and 23 women in the CSC group, and the male-female ratio for both groups was 3.9 : 1. The mean age of the patients was 45.6 years. In multivariate analysis, hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 2.327; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.349-4.013), use of medicinal plants (OR, 2.198; 95% CI, 1.193-4.049), sleep disturbances (OR, 1.732; 95% CI, 1.096-2.739), and snoring (OR, 1.727; 95% CI, 1.058-2.820) were strongly associated with CSC. Hypertension, sleep disturbance, snoring, and medicinal plant use were identified as factors associated with CSC. Expanded history taking, including systemic factors and culture-specific behavior related to stress or fatigue such as use of medicinal plants, will be helpful in identifying Korean patients at an increased risk for CSC.
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