Visual Impairment and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hispanic and Latino Adults.
Diabetes is linked to much higher odds of visual impairment in Hispanic/Latino adults.
Visual Impairment and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hispanic and Latino Adults.
IMPORTANCE: Visual impairment (visual impairment) affects approximately 7 million individuals in the US and is associated with adverse outcomes; cardiovascular disease (cardiovascular disease) risk factors and nonmedical drivers of health (NMDOH) may contribute.
To estimate visual impairment prevalence and assess its associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors in Hispanic/Latino adults in the US.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from SOL Ojos, an ancillary study of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
diabetes was tied to much higher odds of vision loss, when checked with a precise eye exam
Visual impairment prevalence varied across Hispanic/Latino backgrounds in men (habitual visual acuity visual impairment range, 4.1% [95% CI, 1.8%-6.4%] to 16.9% [95% CI, 11.6%-22.2%]; uncorrected refractive error range, 2.3% [95% CI, 0.6%-4.0%] to 13.5% [95% CI, 8.1%-18.9%]) and was highest among Mexican men.
In this cross-sectional study of US Hispanic/Latino adults, visual impairment and cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalence varied by ethnic background, and diabetes and cumulative cardiovascular disease risk factors were associated with visual impairment.
The findings provide updated prevalence estimates and support the need for longitudinal studies of causal relationships between visual impairment and cardiovascular disease risk factors.