Prevelance and associated factors of pinguecula in western Turkey

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the prevalence and factors associated with pinguecula in the western part of Turkey. Materials and methods: The study included 1443 participants over the age of 20 between January 2018 and October 2019. The presence of pinguecula on slit lamp examination was recorded. A structured questionnaire which includes basic demographic data, occupational activity, educational level, alcohol consumption and smoking, dry eye questionnaire and systemic disorders such as diabetes or hypertension was applied. Results: The prevalence of pinguecula was 52.5%. Pinguecula prevalence was higher in males (58.4%) than females (46.8%). The prevalence of pinguecula significantly increased with age (p

Batı Türkiye'de pinguekula prevalansı ve ilişkili faktörler

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Türkiye’nin batı bölgesindeki pinguekula prevalansı ve ilişkili risk faktörlerinin araştırılması amaçlandı. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışmaya Ocak 2018 ile Ekim 2019 tarihleri arasında 20 yaş üstü 1443 katılımcı dahil edildi. Biomikroskopik muayene ile pinguekula varlığı ve lokalizasyonu kaydedildi. Temel demografik verileri, mesleki aktivite, eğitim düzeyi, alkol tüketimi ve sigara kullanımı, kuru göz anketi ve diyabet veya hipertansiyon gibi sistemik bozuklukları sorgulayan bir anket uygulandı. Bulgular: Pinguekula prevalansı %52,5 olarak tespit edildi. Pinguekula prevalansı erkeklerde (%58,4) kadınlardan (%46,8) daha yüksekti. Pinguekula prevalansında yaşla birlikte anlamlı derecede artış saptandı (p

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