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. 2010 Nov 17;16:2412–2424.

Table 1. Distribution of demographic and behavioral risk factors for advanced age-related macular degeneration and controls according to hepatic lipase-C (LIPC) genotypes.

 
Controls
Geographic atrophy
 
CC
CT
TT
 
CC
CT
TT
 
LIPC: rs10468017 Genotype N % N % N % p value* N % N % N % p value*
Baseline age
50-69
89
(70)
92
(76)
21
(81)
 
38
(46)
28
(56)
4
(57)
 
70-95
39
(30)
29
(24)
5
(19)
0.30
44
(54)
22
(44)
3
(43)
0.57
Gender
Male
58
(45)
57
(47)
10
(38)
 
44
(54)
24
(48)
3
(43)
 
Female
70
(55)
64
(53)
16
(62)
0.49
38
(46)
26
(52)
4
(57)
0.58
Education
High School or Less
7
(5)
4
(3)
1
(4)
 
7
(9)
6
(12)
0
0.0
 
College or more
121
(95)
117
(97)
25
(96)
0.80
75
(91)
44
(88)
7
100.0
0.47
Smoking
Never
67
(52)
56
(46)
15
(58)
 
30
(37)
16
(32)
3
(43)
 
Former
58
(45)
57
(47)
10
(38)
0.50
42
(51)
31
(62)
3
(43)
0.71
Current
3
(2)
8
(7)
1
(4)
0.99
10
(12)
3
(6)
1
(14)
1.00
BMI
<25.0
39
(30)
40
(33)
9
(35)
 
23
(28)
16
(32)
3
(43)
 
25.0-29.9
55
(43)
59
(49)
13
(50)
0.98
35
(43)
20
(40)
1
(14)
0.17
≥ 30.0
34
(27)
22
(18)
4
(15)
0.35
24
(29)
14
(28)
3
(43)
0.97
P for Trend
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.40
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.97
Supplements
No Antioxidants
69
(54)
66
(55)
17
(65)
 
44
(54)
30
(60)
4
(57)
 
Antioxidants
59
(46)
55
(45)
9
(35)
0.28
38
(46)
20
(40)
3
(43)
0.84
Lutein: Calorie Adjusted, Sex specific (mean µg)
Males
 
1543.1
 
1703.1
 
1520.6
0.55
 
1329.5
 
1549.6
 
1100.7
0.67
Females
 
1468.0
 
1374.1
 
1607.8
0.91
 
1221.2
 
1361.6
 
1193.4
0.65
 
Neovascular disease
Combined advanced AMD
 
CC
CT
TT
 
CC
CT
TT
 
LIPC: rs10468017 Genotype
N
%
N
%
N
%
p value*
N
%
N
%
N
%
p value*
Baseline Age
50-69
102
(48)
89
(51)
4
(19)
 
140
(48)
117
(52)
8
(29)
 
70-95
109
(52)
85
(49)
17
(81)
0.01
153
(52)
107
(48)
20
(71)
0.05
Gender
Male
88
(42)
64
(37)
6
(29)
 
132
(45)
88
(39)
9
(32)
 
Female
123
(58)
110
(63)
15
(71)
0.24
161
(55)
136
(61)
19
(68)
0.18
Education
High School or Less
32
(15)
11
(6)
5
(24)
 
39
(13)
17
(8)
5
(18)
 
College or more
179
(85)
163
(94)
16
(76)
0.24
254
(87)
207
(92)
23
(82)
0.48
Smoking
Never
78
(37)
70
(40)
11
(52)
 
108
(37)
86
(38)
14
(50)
 
Former
108
(51)
82
(47)
8
(38)
0.18
150
(51)
113
(50)
11
(39)
0.17
Current
25
(12)
22
(13)
2
(10)
0.48
35
(12)
25
(11)
3
(11)
0.53
BMI
<25.0
45
(21)
51
(29)
4
(19)
 
68
(23)
67
(30)
7
(25)
 
25.0-29.9
100
(47)
74
(43)
10
(48)
0.86
135
(46)
94
(42)
11
(39)
0.63
≥ 30.0
66
(31)
49
(28)
7
(33)
0.79
90
(31)
63
(28)
10
(36)
0.87
p for Trend
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.80
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.84
Supplements
No Antioxidants
109
(52)
84
(48)
8
(38)
 
153
(52)
114
(51)
12
(43)
 
Antioxidants
102
(48)
90
(52)
13
(62)
0.24
140
(48)
110
(49)
16
(57)
0.34
Lutein: Calorie Adjusted, Sex specific (mean µg)
Males
 
1430.4
 
1651.6
 
1295.3
0.28
 
1395.9
 
1623.1
 
1226.9
0.25
Females   1254.8   1203.0   1315.6 0.86   1246.8   1231.8   1288.9 0.98

*p value indicates the relationship between the number of T alleles for LIPC and each category of the variable.