Curcuma-Based Nutritional Supplements and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Curcuma-based nutritional supplements (CBNS) are natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agents that may confer benefits against age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Objective

To examine the association between the use of CBNS and the risk of development or progression of AMD.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective cohort study with data collection in June of 2024. Data were gathered from the aggregated electronic health records research network, TriNetX (Cambridge, Massachusetts). Patients without AMD were included in the study before propensity score matching (PSM); these included those taking and not taking CBNS. Patients with no history of AMD were stratified by instances of CBNS prescription records. Patients with a history of

SUBMITTER: Alsoudi AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581721 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature