Body mass index in glaucoma

J Glaucoma. 1999 Feb;8(1):8-11.

Abstract

Purpose: To compare body mass index (BMI) of patients with open-angle glaucoma or normal-tension glaucoma with BMI in control subjects.

Methods: BMI was calculated for 288 control subjects, 42 patients with open-angle glaucoma with treated intraocular pressure (IOP) higher than 21 mmHg, 87 patients with open-angle glaucoma with progression of glaucomatous damage despite IOP less than 21 mmHg, and 57 patients with normal-tension glaucoma.

Results: There was no statistical difference in BMI between patients with glaucoma and control subjects. If anything, there was a tendency for patients with glaucoma to have a lower BMI than control subjects.

Conclusion: These data show that obesity seems not to be a risk factor for glaucoma.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arteriosclerosis / complications
  • Body Mass Index*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle / complications*
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle / physiopathology
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / physiopathology
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Factors