The risk of cardio-cerebrovascular disease is 25% higher than that of the blind and non-disabled
Jul 23, 2025
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Professor Kim's team published a paper on the topic of `Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease Risk in Indivatives with Visual Impairment' in the latest issue of the American Ophthalmic Epidemiology.
Until now, it is well known that the risk of developing cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases in blind people increases, but this is the first time a study has shown that the risk of developing both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases increases.
Professor Kim Seung-hoon's team selected 10,199 blind and non-disabled people registered with the National Health Insurance Corporation and tracked and observed the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular disease through 1:1 propensity matching.
As a result of the study, visually impaired people had a 25% higher risk of developing cardio-cerebrovascular disease than non-disabled people. According to a 14-year follow-up and observation of the two groups, the incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular disease in the visually impaired was 1889, 308 higher than that of the non-disabled (1581).
In particular, as many as 791 people developed cardio-cerebrovascular disease within 24 months of diagnosis of visual impairment, showing a high risk, and it was also confirmed that the risk increased to 35% in the case of blind people with severe disabilities within level 3.
Professor Kim Seung-hoon "This study increased the reliability of the risk of occurrence by analyzing the propensity of age, gender, income level, and number of comorbidities through 1:1 matching."It suggests that special management, treatment approaches, and policy improvements are needed to prevent cardiovascular disease in the visually impaired."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
