Table 2.
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Study Population With and Without ARMD and the Control Group
| Risk Factor | ARMD Group n = 273 |
Non-ARMD Group n = 226 |
Control Group n = 560 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History of arterial hypertension | 228 (83.5) | 181 (80.1) | 379 (67.9)* |
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| Cigarette smoking | |||
| Never | 104 (42.8) | 80 (39.9) | 282 (50.4) |
| Current or withdrawn | 139 (57.2) | 137 (60.1) | 278 (49.6) |
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| Body mass index | |||
| Normal, <25 kg/m2 | 61 (22.3) | 56 (24.8) | 132 (23.6) |
| Overweight, 25–30 kg/m2 | 114 (41.8) | 99 (43.8) | 246 (43.9) |
| Obesity, ≥30 kg/m2 | 98 (35.9) | 71 (31.4) | 182 (32.5) |
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| History of dyslipidemia | 213 (79.5) | 160 (75.7) | 476 (85.0) |
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| Family history of IHD | 59 (35.8) | 46 (32.9) | 230 (41.7) |
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| Physical activity | |||
| None | 98 (61.2) | 97 (66.4) | |
| 1–2 times a month | 14 (8.8) | 9 (6.2) | … |
| 1–2 times a week | 16 (10.0) | 18 (12.3) | |
| More than 3 times a week | 32 (20.0) | 22 (15.1) | |
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| Alcohol consumption | |||
| None | 5 (8.3) | 5 (6.5) | |
| Past | 7 (11.7) | 2 (2.6) | |
| Less than 1 time a month | 35 (58.3) | 43 (55.8) | … |
| 1–7 times a week | 20 (12.0) | 26 (33.8) | |
| More than 7 times a week | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.3) | |
Values are number (percentage). Ellipses indicate no data available.
IHD, ischemic heart disease; ARMD, age-related macular degeneration
*
P<0.05 between patients with ARMD or without ARMD taken together and control group.