Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, median serum parameters, and nutritional factors.
| No AMD | Late AMD | |
|---|---|---|
| Subjects | 1773 | 1147 |
| Age (mean) [years]∗ | 69.55 ± 7.55 | 77.06 ± 7.99 |
| Age (range) [years] | 51–100 | 53–98 |
| BMI (mean) [kg/m2]∗ | 25.83 ± 3.88 | 26.10 ± 4.12 |
| Male sex (%) | 767 (43.3%) | 467 (40.7%) |
| Serum lipids and lipoproteins | ||
| Apolipoprotein B [mg/L] | 965.15 | 1001.65 |
| Apolipoprotein A2 [mg/L] | 1557.90 | 1620.00 |
| Lipoprotein a [U/L] | 166.00 | 150.00 |
| Cholesterol [mmol/L] | 5.80 | 5.8 |
| Triglycerides [mmol/L] | 1.75 | 1.66 |
| HDLC [mmol/L] | 1.41 | 1.43 |
| Fish intake | ||
| <Once a week | 407 | 247 |
| Once a week | 859 | 442 |
| 2–6x/week | 434 | 206 |
| Daily intake | 9 | 4 |
| No answer | 64 | 248 |
| Fruit intake | ||
| <Once a week | 54 | 54 |
| Once a week | 42 | 21 |
| 2–6x/week | 276 | 132 |
| Daily intake | 341 | 694 |
| No answer | 60 | 246 |
| Red meat intake | ||
| <Once a week | 395 | 157 |
| Once a week | 324 | 105 |
| 2–6x/week | 852 | 527 |
| Daily intake | 127 | 113 |
| No answer | 75 | 245 |
| Vegetable intake | ||
| <Once a week | 12 | 6 |
| Once a week | 12 | 5 |
| 2–6x/week | 272 | 150 |
| Daily intake | 1418 | 739 |
| No answer | 59 | 247 |
| Alcohol intake | ||
| Irregular | 706 | 432 |
| Regular | 1020 | 610 |
| No answer | 47 | 105 |
| Smoking | ||
| Never | 965 | 623 |
| Ever | 768 | 415 |
| No answer | 40 | 109 |
BMI: body mass index; HDLC: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; data are median unless otherwise noted, ∗mean ± SD values.