December 2002
Volume 43, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   December 2002
A Prospective Study of Smoking and Risk of Cataract Extraction in Women
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • B Ejdervik Lindblad
    Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Medical Epidemiology Sundsvall Hospital and Karolinska Institutet Sundsvall and Stockholm Sweden
  • A Wolk
    Department of Medical Epidemiology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
  • H Svensson
    Department of Medical Epidemiology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   B. Ejdervik Lindblad, None; A. Wolk, None; H. Svensson, None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science December 2002, Vol.43, 1521. doi:
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      B Ejdervik Lindblad, A Wolk, H Svensson; A Prospective Study of Smoking and Risk of Cataract Extraction in Women . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002;43(13):1521.

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Abstract: : Purpose: To investigate the association between cigarette smoking and cataract extraction in women. Methods: We examined the association between smoking and cataract extraction in a population based cohort of 35 376 women. Detailed information about diet and lifestyle factors was obtained through a self-administered questionnaire. During follow-up between September 1997 and December 1999, 853 women had a cataract extraction. Analysis was performed using Cox proportional hazard model. Results: We observed a 25% increased risk for cataract development among ever smokers compared to nonsmokers. (age adjusted rate ratio=1.25; 95% CI, 1.08-1.45). After additional adjustment for possible confounders (alcohol use, education, BMI, antioxidants) rate ratio was 1.18 (95% CI, 1.00-1.38). Conclusion: Cigarette smoking among women was associated with a moderately increased risk of cataract extraction. .

Keywords: 355 clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: risk factor assessment • 338 cataract 
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