Review Article

Risk Factors for Age-Related Maculopathy

Table 1

Large epidemiologic studies investigating risk for ARM.

StudyLocationDesignNo. of participants

Beaver Dam Eye Study [1722]USA (1988–2005)Cross-Sectional4926
Prospective3684 (5-year)
2764 (10-year)
2119 (15-year)

Blue Mountains Eye Study [2325]Australia (1992–2004)Cross-Sectional3654
Prospective2335 (5-year)
1952 (10-year)

Rotterdam Study [23, 2628]Holland (1990–2004)Cross-Sectional6418
Prospective4953 (2-year)
3406 (6.5-year)
2387 (11-year)

Pathologies Oculaires Liees a L’Age [29, 30]France (1995–2000)Cross-Sectional2584
Prospective1642 (3-year)

Los Angeles Latino Eye Study [31]USA (2000–2003)Cross-Sectional6357

Melbourne Visual Impairment Project [32, 33]Australia (1992-1999)Cross-Sectional5147
Prospective3271 (5-year)

Reykjavik Eye Study [3436]Iceland (1996–2001)Cross-Sectional1045
Prospective846 (5-year)

Beijing Eye Study [37]China (2001)Cross-Sectional4439

Copenhagen City Eye Study [3840]Denmark (1986–2002)Cross-Sectional946
Prospective359 (14-year)

Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study [41]India (1996–2000)Cross-Sectional3723

Barbados Eye Studies [4245]Barbados (1987–2003)Cross-Sectional4631
Prospective3427 (4-year)
2793 (9-year)

Salisbury Eye Evaluation Project [46]USA (1993)Cross-Sectional2520

Proyecto VER [47]USA (1997–1999)Cross-Sectional4774

Baltimore Eye Survey [5]USA (1985–1988)Cross-Sectional5308

Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey [48]India (1995–1997)Cross-Sectional5150

European Eye Study [1, 49]7 European Countries (2000–2003)Cross-Sectional5040

Hisayama Study [50, 51]Japan (1998–2003)Cross-Sectional1482
Prospective961 (5-year)

Framingham Eye Study [52, 53]USA (1973–1975)Cross-Sectional2940

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I [54]USA (1971–1972)Cross-Sectional3056

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III [55, 56]USA (1988–1994)Cross-Sectional8270

Cardiovascular Health Study [57, 58]USA (1997–1998)Cross-Sectional2361

Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study [19, 59, 60]USA (1993–1995)Cross-Sectional11532

MRC Trial of Assessment and Management of Older People in the Community [2]UK (1996–2000)Cross-Sectional13900