Early Age-Related Maculopathy and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-Aged Lithuanian Urban Population

Abstract

Early ARM in middle-aged Lithuanian urban population was associated with current smoking in women but not in men; it was associated with diastolic blood pressure and BMI in men and with fasting glucose level in women.

Association of obesity and age-related macular degeneration in Indian population

“…Similar to our study, few case–control and cross-sectional studies had reported that there was no significant association between obesity and AMD. [ 11 12 13 ] However, many case–control or longitudinal studies[ 2 5 14 15 16 17 ] and few cross-sectional studies[ 3 13 18 ] had shown a significant association between AMD and either one of the obesity indices. Table 4 shows the summary of previous studies done to determine the association between AMD and obesity.…”

Changes in Abdominal Obesity and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

“…The relationship between obesity and AMD has been the subject of several studies (Table 1), including cross-sectional and case-control studies 5–7,15 and more recently longitudinal studies. 8,9,11,12,14 Most of these have examined AMD associations with overweight and obesity defined by the body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared).…”

A 76-Year-Old Man With Macular Degeneration

“…[34][35][36][37][38] The association between cholesterol/lipid levels and AMD has been mixed. 36,38,138,139 The relationship between statin use and AMD has also been quite variable, with the largest studies suggesting no association, 140,141 and smaller studies reporting contradictory findings. 54,142 Unfortunately, there are no prospective randomized studies that have studied the benefit of controlling high blood pressure or cholesterol on the incidence or progression of AMD.…”