Why the study?
What demographic, medical, and dietary factors are associated with the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in adults aged 45 and older?
Population
Individuals at least 45 years old at the time of ophthalmology examination from the first National Health…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Associations with AMD prevalence observed; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective studies before informing risk assessment or practice.
What demographic, medical, and dietary factors are associated with the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in adults aged 45 and older?
Hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, refractive error, and lower consumption of vitamin A-rich foods are independently associated with the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration.
Goldberg et al. (1988) studied this question.
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