Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Associated Factors Among Adults at Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study Participants at Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Ethiopia 2019

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age(years)
40–50	75	25.4
51–60	59	20.0
61–70	72	24.4
>71	89	30.2
Sex
Male	200	67.8
Female	95	32.2
Residence
Rural	168	56.9
Urban	127	43.1
Educational level
Unable to read and write	150	50.8
Only able to read and write	66	22.4
Primary education	35	11.9
Secondary education	20	6.8
College/University	24	8.1
Religion
Christian	268	90.8
Muslim	27	9.2
Occupation
Indoor	146	49.5
Outdoor	149	50.5

Table 2 Systemic and Behavioral Characteristics of Study Participants at Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Ethiopia 2019

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
IOP
≤21	183	62.0
>21	112	38.0
Ocular conditions
Glaucoma	93	31.5
Cataract	161	54.6
Hypertension
Yes	28	9.5
No	267	90.5
DM
Yes	13	4.4
No	282	95.6
Smoking
Yes	20	6.8
No	275	93.2
Alcohol consumption
Yes	79	26.8
No	216	73.2

Figure 1 A pie chart showing the location of pseudoexfoliation among study participants at Gondar University comprehensive specialized Hospital Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Ethiopia 2019.

Table 3 Factors Associated with the Proportion of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome Among Adults at Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019

Variable	PXF Group n(%)	No PXF Group n(%)	p-value
Age(in years)
40–50	14 (18.7)	61 (81.3)
51–60	18 (30.5)	41 (69.5)
61–70	31 (43.0)	41 (56.9)
>70	39 (43.8)	50 (56.2)	0.002
Mean age (in years)	66.2±11.8	60.1±12.6	<0.001
Sex
Male	78 (39.0)	122 (61.0)
Female	24 (25.3)	71 (74.7)	0.02
Occupation
Indoor work	30 (20.9)	116 (79.5)
Outdoor work	72 (48.3)	77 (51.7)	<0.001
Residence
Urban	22 (17.3)	105 (82.7)
Rural	80 (47.6)	88 (52.4)	<0.001
IOP
≤21mmHg	45 (24.6)	138 (75.4)
>21 mmHg	57 (50.9)	55 (49.1)	<0.001
Mean IOP(mmHg)	26.4± 11.4	19.6± 8.3	<0.001
Glaucoma
Yes	51 (54.8)	42 (45.2)
No	51 (25.2)	151 (74.8)	<0.001
Cataract
Yes	63 (39.1)	98 (60.9)
No	39 (29.1)	95 (70.9)	0.071
Hypertension
Yes	11 (39.3)	17 (60.7)
No	98 (35.8)	176 (64.2)	0.582
DM
Yes	5 (38.5)	8 (61.5)
No	99 (34.9)	185 (65.1)	0.763
Smoking
Yes	6 (30.0)	14 (70.0)
No	100 (35.8)	179 (64.2)	0.656
Drinking alcohol
Yes	24 (30.4)	55 (69.6)
No	78 (36.1)	138 (63.9)	0.359