There are errors in Tables 2 and 4. The first column of Table 2 should be labeled “Sanya”, not “Taiyuan.” Additionally, the values in the first and second columns of Table 2 are incorrect. In Table 4, there is an error in the value listed in the second column of the NUC With NUC row. Please see the correct Tables 2 and 4 here. The publisher apologizes for the errors.
Table 2. Prevalence of the five types of cataract per region.
Sanya UV intensity: 233 J/m2 |
Taiyuan UV intensity: 142 J/m2 |
Taichung UV intensity: 213 J/m2 |
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COR (CEN-) | 17.6% (14.0–21.1) | 12.9% (10.3–15.5) | 8.3% (6.2–10.3) |
COR (CEN+) | 7.6% (5.1–10.8) | 10.1% (7.7–12.4) | 6.7% (4.9–8.5) |
NUC | 43.6% (39.0–48.1) | 7.2% (5.2–9.2) | 6.6% (4.8–8.4) |
PSC | 12.9% (9.8–16.0) | 3.0% (1.6–4.3) | 3.4% (2.0–4.7) |
RD | 40.7% (36.1–45.2) | 22.3% (19.1–25.6) | 16.2% (13.5–18.9) |
WC | 4.7% (2.7–6.6) | 7.2% (5.2–9.2) | 11.9% (9.5–14.3) |
() = 95% confidence interval for overall prevalence
Table 4. Risk of the five types of cataract in the high cumulative ocular UV exposure (COUV) group compared with the low COUV group (adjusted for age, sex, axial length, and DM).
Risk factor | Odds ratio | (95% CI) | p-value | ||
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Age (y) § | 1.01 | (0.99–1.02) | 0.165 | ||
Sex | M | 1.00 | |||
F | 0.58 | (0.46–0.72) | <0.001 | ** | |
COR | Without COR | 1.00 | |||
With CEN- | 1.09 | (0.77–1.54) | 0.642 | ||
With CEN+ | 0.74 | (0.48–1.15) | 0.180 | ||
NUC | Without NUC | 1.00 | |||
With NUC | 5.35 | (3.73–7.67) | <0.001 | ** | |
PSC | Without PSC | 1.00 | |||
With PSC | 1.87 | (1.09–3.19) | 0.022 | * | |
RD | Without RD | 1.00 | |||
With RD | 1.35 | (1.01–1.80) | 0.045 | * | |
WC | Without WC | 1.00 | |||
With WC | 0.78 | (0.52–1.18) | 0.237 |
§ Odds for age indicates the risk for each additional one year of age.
* p < 0.05,
** p < 0.01
Reference
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