Traditional and Dairy Products and Vegetables Dietary Patterns Are Inversely Associated with the Risk of Cataract in the Middle Age and Aged Population: A Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cataract is one of the most common causes of visual impairment and blindness in the world. In the present study, we have been trying to investigate the relationship between major dietary patterns and cataract.

Design

This was a case-control study.

Setting

An ophthalmology outpatient clinic of Khatam al-Anbia Hospital, in Shoushtar city.

Participants

336 subjects (168 patients with cataract and 168 healthy ones), from 40 to 80 years old, were recruited.

Measurements

A socio-demographic questionnaire was used to record the demographic information. A food frequency questionnaire was used to determine the foods consumed during the last year. The principal component analysis was used to extract major dietary patterns. The possible relationship betw

SUBMITTER: Amini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275587 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature