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Association between Information and Communication Technology use and Ocular Axial Length Elongation among Middle-Aged Male Workers

Authors :
Toru Honda
Seichi Horie
Tadashi Nakano
Masayuki Tatemichi
Takeshi Hayashi
Yuya Watanabe
Toru Nakagawa
Source :
Scientific Reports, Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019.

Abstract

The use of Information and Communication Technology devices (ICT) has spread globally; therefore, increasing exposure to these display devices is an important health issue in the workplace. The association between ocular axial length (AL) elongation and ICT use was investigated among 7334 middle-aged Japanese male workers. Detailed ICT use information was obtained using a self-administered questionnaire. The high AL group was defined as the group with AL above the 75th percentile for each 5-year age interval. Logistic analysis showed that the odds ratio (OR) for the high AL group of >8 hours/day, adjusted for potent confounding factors, was significantly elevated relative to

Details

ISSN :
20452322
Volume :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Scientific Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....dbd72766c20ec4e08056e93b23a87893
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53423-8