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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Early-Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Patients Examined at a Health Promotion Center in Korea
Article em En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-119898
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors for early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Koreans 50 yr of age or older who were examined at a single health promotion center. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 10,449 subjects who visited the center over a 6-month period. Fundus photography was performed on all subjects, and systematic risk factor analysis was conducted using a structured questionnaire. All patients (n = 322) were initially diagnosed with drusen or early AMD using fundoscopy; the control group (n = 10,127) were those yielding normal fundoscopy findings. The age- and gender-adjusted prevalence of early AMD was 3.08%. Advanced age, male gender, smoking status, hyperlipidemia, working outdoors, and residence in rural areas were all significantly associated with an increased risk for development of early AMD. Higher-level ingestion of fruit or herbal medication and an increased amount of exercise were associated with a lower risk of early AMD development. In our Korean cohort, consisting principally of relatively healthy, middle-class urban adults, the prevalence of early AMD was 3.08% that is similar to that reported in earlier epidemiological studies. Several modifiable risk factors such as smoking and hyperlipidemia are associated with the prevalence of early AMD in our cohort.
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Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Assunto principal: Fumar / Razão de Chances / Fatores Sexuais / Prevalência / Inquéritos e Questionários / Estudos Retrospectivos / Fatores de Risco / Estudos de Coortes / Fatores Etários / Centros Comunitários de Saúde Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Journal of Korean Medical Science Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Assunto principal: Fumar / Razão de Chances / Fatores Sexuais / Prevalência / Inquéritos e Questionários / Estudos Retrospectivos / Fatores de Risco / Estudos de Coortes / Fatores Etários / Centros Comunitários de Saúde Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Journal of Korean Medical Science Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article