The Association between Age-Related Macular Degeneration and the Risk of Mortality

Table 2

Stratified analyses of mortality associated with AMD.

Group	Number of studies	RR (95% CI)	(heterogeneity)	(%)
Total	11	1.09	0.28	17
Geographic area
Oceania	2	1.16	0.25	26
North America	2	1.05	0.36	0
Asia	3	1.04	0.31	14
Europe	4	1.13	0.20	36
Number of AMD
<500	7	1.08	0.32	14
≥500	4	1.11	0.18	39
Type
Early AMD	8	1.06	0.65	0
Late AMD	8	1.11	0.07	46