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Analysis of uveitis in a Canadian aboriginal population.
https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature256477
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Can J Ophthalmol. 2014 Apr;49(2):128-34
Publication Type
Article
Date
Apr-2014
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Author
Mili Roy
Author Affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.. Electronic address: roym@cc.umanitoba.ca.
Source
Can J Ophthalmol. 2014 Apr;49(2):128-34
Date
Apr-2014
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Age of Onset
Canada - epidemiology
Case-Control Studies
Child
Female
Humans
Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data
Inuits - statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Uveitis - diagnosis - epidemiology
Visual Acuity - physiology
Young Adult
Abstract
To compare patient demographics, uveitis characteristics, and outcomes in aboriginal First Nations (FN) versus non-aboriginal non-FN uveitis patients.
Case-control study.
Forty-three FN patients (80 eyes) and 45 control non-FN uveitis patients (69 eyes).
Retrospective chart review comparing patient demographics (age, sex, residency), disease characteristics (laterality, anatomic classifications, granulomatous and chronic inflammation, systemic associations, specific uveitis diagnoses), and disease severity-related outcomes (therapies, visual outcomes, complications) between FN versus control patients.
Mean age at disease onset was significantly younger in FN patients (30.4 years) versus control patients (40.2 years; p
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Comment In: Can J Ophthalmol. 2014 Apr;49(2):11924767212
PubMed ID
24767216
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