Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Cho E, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Speizer FE, Rimm EB, Seddon JM. Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA Ophthalmology 2000, 118: 681-688. PMID: 10815161, DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.5.681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationRisk of AMDProspective studyMacular degenerationAlcohol consumptionRelative riskDiagnosis of AMDSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireMale health professionalsPooled relative riskFood frequency questionnaireModerate alcohol consumptionVisual acuity lossConfidence intervalsRisk of AgeRelationship of alcoholYears of ageAlcohol intakeAcuity lossRisk factorsPooled estimatesFemale nursesHealth professionalsAdditional subjectsWomen