Review Article
Risk Factors for Age-Related Maculopathy
Table 11
Studies investigating the relationship between vitamin A and risk for ARM.
| Study | No. of cases | Measure of risk factor | Type of ARM | Odds ratio or relative risk | 95% confidence interval |
| Cross-Sectional Studies | | | | | |
| National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I [54] | 3082 | Dietary intake | Early and late ARM | 0.74 | 0.50–1.10 |
| Pathologies Oculaires Liees a L’Age [29, 236] | 2157 | Plasma Level | Late ARM | 0.6 | 0.17–2.12 |
| Prospective Studies | | | | | |
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Blue Mountains Eye Study [233] | 2900 | Dietary intake | Early ARM | 1.2 | 0.7–2.0 | Late ARM | 1.2 | 0.5–3.3 |
| Blue Mountains Eye Study [226, 233] | 1989 | Dietary intake | Early ARM | 0.9 | 0.6–1.6 |
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