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Brandl, C.* ; Günther, F.* ; Zimmermann, M.E.* ; Hartmann, K.I.* ; Eberlein, G.* ; Barth, T.* ; Winkler, T.W.* ; Linkohr, B. ; Heier, M. ; Peters, A. ; Li, J.Q.* ; Finger, R.P.* ; Helbig, H.* ; Weber, B.H.F.* ; Küchenhoff, H.* ; Mueller, A.* ; Stark, K.J.* ; Heid, I.M.*

Incidence, progression and risk factors of age-related macular degeneration in 35-95-year-old individuals from three jointly designed German cohort studies.

BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 7:e000912 (2022)

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Objective To estimate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) incidence/progression across a wide age range. Methods and analysis AMD at baseline and follow-up (colour fundus imaging, Three Continent AMD Consortium Severity Scale, 3CACSS, clinical classification, CC) was assessed for 1513 individuals aged 35-95 years at baseline from three jointly designed population-based cohorts in Germany: Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung in der Region Augsburg (KORA-Fit, KORA-FF4) and Altersbezogene Untersuchungen zur Gesundheit der Universität Regensburg (AugUR) with 18-year, 14-year or 3-year follow-up, respectively. Baseline assessment included lifestyle, metabolic and genetic markers. We derived cumulative estimates, rates and risk factor association for: (1) incident early AMD, (2) incident late AMD among no AMD at baseline (definition 1), (3) incident late AMD among no/early AMD at baseline (definition 2), (4) progression from early to late AMD. Results Incidence/progression increased by age, except progression in 70+-year old. We observed 35-55-year-old with 3CACSS-based early AMD who progressed to late AMD. Predominant risk factor for incident late AMD definition 2 was early AMD followed by genetics and smoking. When separating incident late AMD definition 1 from progression (instead of combined as incident late AMD definition 2), estimates help judge an individual's risk based on age and (3CACSS) early AMD status: for example, for a 65-year old, 3-year late AMD risk with no or early AMD is 0.5% or 7%, 3-year early AMD risk is 3%; for an 85-year old, these numbers are 0.5%, 21%, 12%, respectively. For CC-based 'early/intermediate' AMD, incidence was higher, but progression was lower. Conclusion We provide a practical guide for AMD risk for ophthalmology practice and healthcare management and document a late AMD risk for individuals aged <55 years.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Degeneration ; Epidemiology ; Genetics ; Macula ; Public Health

ISSN (print) / ISBN 2397-3269

e-ISSN 2397-3269

Journal BMJ Open Ophthalmology

Quellenangaben Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Article Number: e000912

Publisher BMJ Publishing Group

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Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology II (EPI2)

Grants Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
National Institutes of Health
Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt, Helmholtz Zentrum München