July 23, 2025Frontiers in MedicineOpen Access

Identification of risk factors for the progression of age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

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MTMeizi TianHangzhou Medical College BZBo ZhangHebei University of Architecture

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Systematic review identified key risk factors for age-related macular degeneration progression in elderly adults, suggesting important implications for prevention.

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Main finding reveals current smoking significantly increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration (OR: 1.28).
Men show a reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration compared to women (OR: 0.84).
Age and high-density lipoprotein levels are crucial risk factors, with each 5-year increment increasing AMD risk (OR: 1.14) and each mmol/L HDL increment (OR: 1.21).
The presence of total drusen greater than 10% indicates a very high risk for age-related macular degeneration progression (OR: 7.85).

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Tian et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0621e6551bb0af8cdbb9 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1544765

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Systematic review identified key risk factors for age-related macular degeneration progression in elderly adults, suggesting important implications for prevention.

Identification of risk factors for the progression of age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

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Identification of risk factors for the progression of age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

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