Association between life's crucial 9 and major eye diseases among US adults aged 40 years or older.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vision impairment due to eye diseases represents a significant global public health concern. There is an increasing acknowledgment of the relationship between cardiovascular health (CVH) and eye diseases. However, Life's Crucial 9 (LC9), the latest scoring framework for CVH, has yet to be investigated in relation to major eye diseases.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 3830 adults aged 40 years or older from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2008. We analyzed the relationship between LC9 scores and major eye diseases, including retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and glaucoma using weighted multivariable logistic regression, restricted cubic spline analysis, and subgroup analyses.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Meng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275354 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature