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Numbers (%) of participants with age related macular degeneration in either eye by use of statins
| Statin use | Age related macular degeneration*
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Absent | Present | |
| No (n=352) | 276 (78.4) | 76 (21.6) |
| Yes (n=27) | 26 (96.3) | 1 (3.7)† |
| All (n=379) | 302 (79.7) | 77 (20.3) |
Early or late age related macular degeneration in either eye as determined by the Wisconsin age related maculopathy grading system.
P=0.02 (Fisher's exact test) for macular degeneration versus none.
