Table 1.
Large epidemiologic studies investigating risk for ARM.
| Study | Location | Design | No. of participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Eye Study [17–22] | USA (1988–2005) | Cross-Sectional | 4926 |
| Prospective | 3684 (5-year) | ||
| 2764 (10-year) | |||
| 2119 (15-year) | |||
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| Blue Mountains Eye Study [23–25] | Australia (1992–2004) | Cross-Sectional | 3654 |
| Prospective | 2335 (5-year) | ||
| 1952 (10-year) | |||
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| Rotterdam Study [23, 26–28] | Holland (1990–2004) | Cross-Sectional | 6418 |
| Prospective | 4953 (2-year) | ||
| 3406 (6.5-year) | |||
| 2387 (11-year) | |||
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| Pathologies Oculaires Liees a L'Age [29, 30] | France (1995–2000) | Cross-Sectional | 2584 |
| Prospective | 1642 (3-year) | ||
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| Los Angeles Latino Eye Study [31] | USA (2000–2003) | Cross-Sectional | 6357 |
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| Melbourne Visual Impairment Project [32, 33] | Australia (1992-1999) | Cross-Sectional | 5147 |
| Prospective | 3271 (5-year) | ||
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| Reykjavik Eye Study [34–36] | Iceland (1996–2001) | Cross-Sectional | 1045 |
| Prospective | 846 (5-year) | ||
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| Beijing Eye Study [37] | China (2001) | Cross-Sectional | 4439 |
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| Copenhagen City Eye Study [38–40] | Denmark (1986–2002) | Cross-Sectional | 946 |
| Prospective | 359 (14-year) | ||
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| Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study [41] | India (1996–2000) | Cross-Sectional | 3723 |
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| Barbados Eye Studies [42–45] | Barbados (1987–2003) | Cross-Sectional | 4631 |
| Prospective | 3427 (4-year) | ||
| 2793 (9-year) | |||
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| Salisbury Eye Evaluation Project [46] | USA (1993) | Cross-Sectional | 2520 |
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| Proyecto VER [47] | USA (1997–1999) | Cross-Sectional | 4774 |
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| Baltimore Eye Survey [5] | USA (1985–1988) | Cross-Sectional | 5308 |
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| Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey [48] | India (1995–1997) | Cross-Sectional | 5150 |
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| European Eye Study [1, 49] | 7 European Countries (2000–2003) | Cross-Sectional | 5040 |
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| Hisayama Study [50, 51] | Japan (1998–2003) | Cross-Sectional | 1482 |
| Prospective | 961 (5-year) | ||
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| Framingham Eye Study [52, 53] | USA (1973–1975) | Cross-Sectional | 2940 |
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| National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I [54] | USA (1971–1972) | Cross-Sectional | 3056 |
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| National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III [55, 56] | USA (1988–1994) | Cross-Sectional | 8270 |
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| Cardiovascular Health Study [57, 58] | USA (1997–1998) | Cross-Sectional | 2361 |
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| Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study [19, 59, 60] | USA (1993–1995) | Cross-Sectional | 11532 |
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| MRC Trial of Assessment and Management of Older People in the Community [2] | UK (1996–2000) | Cross-Sectional | 13900 |