J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2015 Mar;56(3):379-387. 10.3341/jkos.2015.56.3.379.

Cross-Sectional Study between Anthropometric Obesity Indices and Intraocular Pressure

• Lee JS
• Kim SJ
• Park YM

• KMID: 2339044
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2015.56.3.379

Abstract

PURPOSE
To investigate the cross sectional study association of intraocular pressure (IOP) with anthropometric obesity indices.
METHODS
We classified study subjects into three groups-normal, overweight and obesity, and investigated the correlation of IOP with age, gender and anthropometric obesity indices such as obesity Index, body mass index (BMI), a body shape index (ABSI) and waist to height ratio (WHtR) on healthy subjects.
RESULTS
Of a total of 63,385 participants, 30,288 were male and 33,097 were female. Mean IOP was 15.13 +/- 3.24 mm Hg for men and 14.44 +/- 3.02 mm Hg for women. The obesity index and BMI in the normal, overweight and obesity groups were significantly different in both men and women (p < 0.05). Mean IOP increased to a higher degree in the obesity group. In the normal, overweight and obesity group divided by ABSI, there were no significant differences in both men (p = 0.66) and women (p = 0.28). Between the normal and overweight group and the normal and obesity group divided by WHtR, there were significant differences in men (p < 0.05) and women (p < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed the significant relationship between obesity index, BMI, ABSI, WHtR and IOP in men and women. Receiver operating characteristic curve showed that the obesity index was the highest value following BMI, WHtR and ABSI.
CONCLUSIONS
Korean healthy subjects showed a correlation between IOP and anthropometric obesity indices regardless of gender, and the obesity index had the highest correlation.

Keyword

A body shape index; Anthropometric obesity indices; Body mass index; Intraocular pressure; Waist to height ratio

MeSH Terms

Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies*
Female
Humans
Intraocular Pressure*
Linear Models
Male
Obesity*
Overweight
ROC Curve

Figure

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  Figure 1. Intraocular pressure according to the group divided by obesity index. * p < 0.001 compared with each other in men; †p < 0.001 compared with each other in women. IOP = intraocular pressure.

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  Figure 2. Intraocular pressure according to the group divided by BMI. * p < 0.001 compared with each other in men;†p < 0.001 compared with each other in women. IOP = intraocular pressure; BMI = body mass index.

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  Figure 3. Intraocular pressure according to the group divided by ABSI. IOP = intraocular pressure; ABSI = a body shape index.

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  Figure 4. Intraocular pressure according to the group divided by WHtR. * p < 0.001 compared with normal in men; †p < 0.001 compared with normal in women. IOP = intraocular pressure; WHtR = waist-to-height ratio.

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