Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 years

Abstract Background This study aimed to understand the vision health status of adolescents in the Western Pacific Region (WPR) using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data from 1990 to 2019. Methods We conducted a comprehensive analysis of blindness and vision loss using GBD data from 1990 to 2019, ana...

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Main Authors: Yunjiao Luo, Qingzhi Wang, Yingxue Wang, Louisa Esi Mackay, Na Yan, Yuhao Wang, Blen Dereje Shiferaw, Yihan Wang, Jingjing Wang, Jie Tang, Ya Liao, Xiaojuan Wang, Wei Wang
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author Yunjiao Luo
Qingzhi Wang
Yingxue Wang
Louisa Esi Mackay
Na Yan
Yuhao Wang
Blen Dereje Shiferaw
Yihan Wang
Jingjing Wang
Jie Tang
Ya Liao
Xiaojuan Wang
Wei Wang
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Qingzhi Wang
Yingxue Wang
Louisa Esi Mackay
Na Yan
Yuhao Wang
Blen Dereje Shiferaw
Yihan Wang
Jingjing Wang
Jie Tang
Ya Liao
Xiaojuan Wang
Wei Wang
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description Abstract Background This study aimed to understand the vision health status of adolescents in the Western Pacific Region (WPR) using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data from 1990 to 2019. Methods We conducted a comprehensive analysis of blindness and vision loss using GBD data from 1990 to 2019, analyzed trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss over time using joinpoint regression, and analyzed their independent effects on blindness and vision loss in three dimensions using age-period-cohort (APC) modeling. Results The prevalence of blindness and vision loss among adolescents in the WPR showed an increasing trend between 1990 and 2019 (AAPC: 0.56%) and a slight increase in YLD (AAPC: 0.11%). The joinpoint regression showed a decreasing trend after 2017 (AAPC: -2.45%). The prevalence and burden trended downward in most Western Pacific countries, with only China rising significantly (AAPC prevalence: 0.57%). Refractive disorders had the highest prevalence among the subgroups. The risk of blindness and vision loss in adolescents reduced with age but grew later in time and at later birth. In addition, prevalence and burden were generally higher in females than males. Conclusions In the context of a declining global trend in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents, there is an increasing trend among adolescents in WPR, with the most pronounced rise in China. This finding has important implications for WPR, suggesting that more attention should be given to adolescent eye health in the region.
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spelling doaj-art-cee2279a2f424f01aaf700f2d9e8baa82025-08-20T02:22:20ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582024-11-0124111610.1186/s12889-024-20607-5Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 yearsYunjiao Luo0Qingzhi Wang1Yingxue Wang2Louisa Esi Mackay3Na Yan4Yuhao Wang5Blen Dereje Shiferaw6Yihan Wang7Jingjing Wang8Jie Tang9Ya Liao10Xiaojuan Wang11Wei Wang12School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical UniversityAbstract Background This study aimed to understand the vision health status of adolescents in the Western Pacific Region (WPR) using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data from 1990 to 2019. Methods We conducted a comprehensive analysis of blindness and vision loss using GBD data from 1990 to 2019, analyzed trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss over time using joinpoint regression, and analyzed their independent effects on blindness and vision loss in three dimensions using age-period-cohort (APC) modeling. Results The prevalence of blindness and vision loss among adolescents in the WPR showed an increasing trend between 1990 and 2019 (AAPC: 0.56%) and a slight increase in YLD (AAPC: 0.11%). The joinpoint regression showed a decreasing trend after 2017 (AAPC: -2.45%). The prevalence and burden trended downward in most Western Pacific countries, with only China rising significantly (AAPC prevalence: 0.57%). Refractive disorders had the highest prevalence among the subgroups. The risk of blindness and vision loss in adolescents reduced with age but grew later in time and at later birth. In addition, prevalence and burden were generally higher in females than males. Conclusions In the context of a declining global trend in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents, there is an increasing trend among adolescents in WPR, with the most pronounced rise in China. This finding has important implications for WPR, suggesting that more attention should be given to adolescent eye health in the region.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20607-5Vision lossDisease burdenJoinpoint regressionAge-period-cohortWestern pacific
spellingShingle Yunjiao Luo
Qingzhi Wang
Yingxue Wang
Louisa Esi Mackay
Na Yan
Yuhao Wang
Blen Dereje Shiferaw
Yihan Wang
Jingjing Wang
Jie Tang
Ya Liao
Xiaojuan Wang
Wei Wang
Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 years
BMC Public Health
Vision loss
Disease burden
Joinpoint regression
Age-period-cohort
Western pacific
title Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 years
title_full Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 years
title_fullStr Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 years
title_full_unstemmed Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 years
title_short Trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the Western Pacific Region over 30 years
title_sort trends in the prevalence and burden of blindness and vision loss among adolescents aged 10 24 years in the western pacific region over 30 years
topic Vision loss
Disease burden
Joinpoint regression
Age-period-cohort
Western pacific
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20607-5
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