Dietary Patterns and Their Associations with Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration in a Japanese Population.

ABSTRACT: This population-based cross-sectional study investigated the influence of dietary patterns on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a Japanese population. The Tsuruoka Metabolomics Cohort Study enrolled a general population aged 35-74 years from among participants in annual health check-up programs in Tsuruoka City, Japan. Eating habits were assessed using a food frequency questionnaire. Principal component analysis was used to identify dietary patterns among food items. The association between quartiles of scores for each dietary pattern and intermediate AMD was assessed using multivariate logistic regression models. Of 3433 participants, 415 had intermediate AMD. We identified four principal components comprising the Vegetable-rich pattern, Varied staple food pattern, Animal-rich pat

SUBMITTER: Sasaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8955354 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature