Relationship between smoking pattern and retinal disorders from 2016 to 2017 in AzarCohort study

Abstract

The share of tobacco use in most diseases is well defined, but what is important is that the share of tobacco in different geographical areas and different demographic tissues may vary. Therefore, important data care centers and data registers are always trying to update their information at different time intervals; Considering that the Azerbaijan Cohort Data Center is newly established and its information on various diseases is being studied in order to accurately determine the share of risk factors in various diseases, we decided to conduct a new study on The relationship between smoking and retinal diseases; Knowledge of Azar cohort data on the relationship between tobacco use and retinal diseases can be the basis for research, treatment and prevention measures for regional policymakers. Materials and Methods: In this nested case control study that examines the problems around the retina, the recorded clinical information of all patients in the cohort of Azerbaijan during the period 1394 to 1396 based on the designed checklist of cohort studies was collected and evaluated. Were; To do this, patients' information was assessed based on the relationship between their problems and the consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products; To do this, descriptive and inferential statistical tests based on the type of variables provided by the Cohort Center were used. Results: In the present study, out of 1812 patients, 221 patients (1.9%) had diagnosed with retinopathy. Out of these patients with retinopathy, the most common subtype was shown to be NPDR (70 OD and 73 OS). 400 patients (22.1%) were ciggaret consumers and 100 (5.5%) consumed tobacco in other type than ciggarets. There were proved to be no significant relation between tobacco consumption, either as ciggarets or other shapes, and retinopathy. Female sex and older age was proved to be related by higher rates of retinopathy.