Table 2. Characteristics of 9 Cohort Studies Included into Present Meta-Analysis.

Source(Published Year, Country)	Studydesign	Race	SampleSize	Age(year)	Cataracttypes	CataractDefinition	HTNDiagnosis	Adjustedvariables	NOS
Tan (2008 Australia)	Population-based cohort	Caucasians	3654	≥49	Any type, NC,CC, PSC	Standardcriteria	Confirmed bystudy researchers	Age, diabetes, totalcholesterol, sex, et al.	9
Schaumberg (2001 USA)	Population-based cohort	Caucasians	17762	40–84	Any type, NC,CC, PSC	Medicalrecord review	Confirmed bystudy researchers	Age, diabetes, smoking,BMI, alcohol, et al.	6
Lindblad (2008 Sweden)	Population-based cohort	Caucasians	34595	49–83	Any type	Medicalrecord review	Confirmed bystudy researchers	Age, smoking,educational, diabetes, et al.	8
Goldacre (2012 Britain)	Hospital-based cohort	Caucasians	18646	0–80+	Any type	Medicalrecord review	Confirmed byphysicians	Sex, age, district ofresidence, et al.	6
Goldacre (2012 Britain)	Hospital-based cohort	Caucasians	208863	0–80+	Any type	Medicalrecord review	Confirmed byphysicians	Sex, age, region ofresidence, et al.	6
Mukesh (2006 Australia)	Population-based cohort	Caucasians	3721	43–84	NC, PSC	Standardcriteria	None shown	Age	8
Klein (1998 USA)	Population-based cohort	Caucasians	3683	≥40	NC, CC, PSC	Medicalrecord review	Confirmed bystudy researchers	Age, sex, smoking,heavy drinking	9
Storey (2013 USA)	Population-based cohort	Caucasians	2585	65–84	NC, CC	Standardcriteria	Confirmed byphysicians	Age, sex, smoking,alcohol status, et, al.	8
Delcourt (France 2003)	Population-based cohort	Caucasians	1947	≥60	Any type, NC,PSC, CC	Standardcriteria	Confirmed bystudy researchers	Age, smoking, education,BMI, diabetes, et al.	9