Association between obesity and age-related cataract: an updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are inconsistent findings on the association between obesity and age-related cataract (ARC). This systematic review was done to summarize available findings on the association between obesity [defined by body mass index (BMI)] and ARC by performing a dose-response meta-analysis on eligible prospective cohort studies.

Methods

We performed a systematic search in PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Knowledge, and Google Scholar until June 2022 to identify eligible publications.

Results

In total, 16 studies with a total sample size of 1,607,125 participants were included. Among all of these studies, there were 103,897 cases of ARC. In the follow-up periods ranging between 4 and 28 years, 4,870 cases of nuclear cataract, 1,611 cases of cortical cataract, and 1,603 c

SUBMITTER: Niazi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10866009 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature