Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the possible risk factors of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) in an Iranian cohort.
Methods: We recruited 39 consecutive CSCR cases and 80 age-matched controls with no ocular pathology from the same medical center from March 2019 to March 2021. Enrolled patients underwent complete ophthalmological examination and extensive history taking in a referral setting. Logistic regression analysis was performed to detect any possible association of potential risk factors with CSCR.
Results: The mean age of CSCR patients was 40.697.71 years. The male-to-female ratio in cases and controls was 1:1.79 and 1.22:1, respectively. Logistic regression analysis revealed that alcohol consumption (odds ratio, OR: 62.0, 0.001), smoking (OR: 4.0, 95% CI: 1.47-10.85, 0.006), corticosteroid use (OR: 6.95, 95% CI: 2.64-18.28, 0.001), and high psychological stress (OR: 13.34, 95% CI: 4.68-38.02, 0.01) were significant risk factors for developing CSCR. Ischemic heart disease (=0.550), hypertension (=0.750), and hyperopia (=0.467) were not associated with the risk of CSCR. The most common form of steroid use was oral in both groups. No pregnant female was present in the study sample, precluding the assessment of its potential association with CSCR.
Conclusion: CSCR often affects individuals of productive working ages; thus, identifying its preventable risk factors is highly encouraged. Our results suggested that alcohol consumption, smoking, and high levels of psychological stress are independent, preventable risk factors for CSCR.
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CRIMM, Center Research and Innovation of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, University of Florence, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
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Federal University of Santa Catarina, Posgraduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Centre, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Department of Stomatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Department of Oral Medicine, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & NHC Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, China.
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