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Abstract：
When thinking about major health concerns in the U.S. and around the world, eye care ranks lower compared to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. However, people do not think about the direct connection between diabetes and eye health. Untreated diabetes can lead to visual impairments such as blindness or difficulty seeing. Studies have found that eye health associated with nutrition, occupational exposure, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease are some of the known risk factors. This study aimed to identify the potential risk factors that are associated with visual impairment (VI). The data used for this analysis were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) from 2018 to 2021. We found important characteristics, such as the U.S. region, general health perception, employment status, income status, age, and health insurance source, that are associated with VI. Our study confirmed that the common demographical factors including age, race/ethnicity, the U.S. region, and gender are associated with VI. The study also highlights associations with additional risk factors such as health insurance source, general health perceptions, employment status, and income status. Using this information, we can reach out to communities with large numbers of individuals experiencing vision challenges and help educate them on prevention and treatment protocols, thereby effectively addressing VI and blindness challenges within our communities, neighborhoods, and finally, the broader society.
摘要：
当考虑到美国和世界各地的重大健康问题时，与心血管疾病相比，眼部护理排名较低，癌症,和糖尿病。然而,人们不考虑糖尿病和眼睛健康之间的直接联系。未经治疗的糖尿病会导致视力障碍，如失明或视力困难。研究发现，眼睛健康与营养有关，职业暴露,糖尿病,高血压,和心脏病是一些已知的危险因素。本研究旨在确定与视力损害（VI）相关的潜在危险因素。用于此分析的数据来自2018年至2021年的疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）-行为危险因素监测系统（BRFSS）。我们发现了重要的特征,比如美国地区，一般健康感知，就业状况,收入状况,年龄,和健康保险来源，与VI相关。我们的研究证实，包括年龄在内的常见人口统计学因素，种族/民族,美国地区,性别与VI相关。该研究还强调了与其他风险因素的关联，如健康保险来源，一般健康观念，就业状况,和收入状况。利用这些信息，我们可以接触到有大量个人面临视力挑战的社区，并帮助他们教育预防和治疗方案，从而有效应对我们社区内的VI和盲目性挑战，邻里,最后，更广泛的社会。
