Correction: Age-Related Macular Degeneration and the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Table 1. Characteristics of the identified 13 cohort studies that evaluated the associations of AMD with CVD.

Author (year)	Study name (country)	Subjects, No.	Ethnicity	Mean age (range), y	Mean BMI, kg/m2	Men, %	Mean follow-up, y	AMD, No.	Late AMD, %	AMD assessment
Stroke
Ikram et al 2012	ARIC USA	12,216	White/black	59.9 (45.0-64.0)	28.4	44.2	13.0	591	2.5	Fundus Photography WARMGS
Wieberdink et al 2011	Rotterdam Netherlands	6,207	White	67.6 (61.7-74.8)	26.0	40.4	13.6	2,259	4.1	Fundus Photography Stage grading a
Hu et al 2010	LHID Taiwan	1,254	Asian	62.7 (69.0-97.0)	-	60.3	5.0	209	100	Claims database ICD-9
Sun et al 2009	CHS USA	2,228	White/Black	78.4 (69.0-97.0)	27.0	38.9	6.0	379	7.7	Fundus Photography WARMGS
Tan et al 2008	BMES Australia	2,853	White	65.1 (49.0-97.0)	26.1	41.3	11.0	181	28.2	Fundus Photography WARMGS
Liao et al 2008	Medicare USA	1,303,186	White/Black	75.0 (≥65.0)	-	40.0	2.0	137,838	19.7	Claims database ICD-9
Nguyen-Khoa et al 2008	LabRx USA	27,411	-	75.7 (50.0-95.0)	-	41.1	2.8	7,203	100	Claims database ICD-9
Knudtson et al 2006	BDES USA	4,926	White	62.0 (43.0-84.0)	28.8	43.9	13.2	988	8.0	Fundus Photography WARMGS
CHD
Fernandez 2012	MESA USA	6,233	Mixed	62.0 (45.0-84.0)	28.3	47.6	5.4	895	3.0	Fundus Photography WARMGS
Golan 2011	MHS Israel	68,218	White	68.5 (≥65.0)	-	41.5	11.0	6,546	-	Claims database ICD-9
Sun et al 2009	CHS USA	1,786	White/black	78.2 (69.0-97.0)	27.0	34.3	6.0	302	8.3	Fundus Photography WARMGS
Nguyen-Khoa et al 2008	LabRx USA	27,411	-	75.7 (50.0-95.0)	-	41.1	2.8	7,203	100	Claims database ICD-9
Wong et al 2007	ARIC USA	11,414	White/black	59.8 (49.0-73.0)	28.5	42.3	8.0	555	2.7	Fundus Photography WARMGS
Duan et al 2007	Medicare USA	1,445,677	White/black	76.0 (≥65.0)	-	40.0	2.0	157,579	19.6	Claims database ICD-9
Knudtson et al 2006	BDES USA	4,926	White	62.0 (43.0-84.0)	28.8	43.9	13.2	988	8.0	Fundus Photography WARMGS
CVD
Fernandez 2012	MESA USA	6,233	Mixed	62.0 (45.0-84.0)	28.3	48.0	5.4	895	3.0	Fundus Photography WARMGS
Tan et al 2008	BMES Australia	2,853	White	65.1 (49.0-97.0)	26.1	41.3	11.0	181	28.2	Fundus Photography WARMGS
AREDS research group 2004	AREDS USA	4,753	Mostly white	69.0 (55.0-81.0)	27.5	44.2	6.5	4,753	20.1	Fundus Photography AREDS

Abbreviations: ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study; MESA, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis; CHS, Cardiovascular Health Study; BMES, Blue Mountains Eye Study; BDES, Beaver Dam Eye Study; LHID, Longitudinal Health Insurance Database; LabRx, Ingenix LabRx Database; Medicare, Medicare beneficiaries databases; MHS, Maccabi Healthcare Services; AREDS: Age-Related Eye Disease Study; WARMGS, Wisconsin age-related maculopathy grading system; ICD-9, International Classification of Disease codes, Ninth Revision; ABP, Arterial blood pressure; HDLC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLC, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MI, myocardial infarction; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; CRP, C-reactive protein.

^aAMD was graded by stage 0-4 (0, no AMD), a grading scheme similar to the WARMGS.