Lipid profile and future risk of exudative age-related macular degeneration development: a nationwide cohort study from South Korea.

ABSTRACT: This nationwide population-based cohort study evaluated the association between lipid profiles and the future risk of exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using authorized clinical data provided by the Korean National Health Insurance Service. A total of 6,129,616 subjects over 50 years of age who participated in the Korean National Health Screening Program in 2013 or 2014 were included. Data on risk factors, including age, sex, comorbidities, behavioral factors, and baseline lipid profiles, including total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglyceride (TG) levels were collected. Patients were followed-up patients until December 2018, and incident cases of exudative AMD were identified using registered diagn

SUBMITTER: Hwang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9637211 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature