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- The study aimed to explore how sociodemographic factors, lifestyle habits, and medical histories might influence the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
- It involved 114 participants with AMD and 100 control subjects, collecting data on their demographics, lifestyle, and health issues to assess possible risk factors.
- The findings revealed no significant differences in common risk factors like age and smoking, but noted that thyroid disorders, marital status, and education level were significantly linked to AMD.
Article Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether inherent sociodemographic parameters, lifestyle features, as well as medical data may be potential risk factors for the presence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods: Participants in our study were 114 patients with AMD, 63 males and 51 females, and 100 control subjects without any ocular disease. Demographic data, lifestyle data, medical history, and comorbidities were recorded and analyzed as potential risk factors for the presence of AMD.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference between patients and controls regarding age, gender, smoking, alcohol consumption, walking, exercise, presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, myoskeletal problems, migraine, and cancer. Marital status, higher educational level, cardiovascular disorders, and thyroidopathy were found to be significantly associated with AMD.
Conclusions: Apart from already reported risk factors for AMD, thyroidopathy was associated with AMD.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6945932 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000454706 | DOI Listing |
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