The relation of socioeconomic factors to the incidence of early age-related maculopathy: the Beaver Dam eye study

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between socioeconomic factors and the 5-year incidence of age-related maculopathy. METHODS: The Beaver Dam Eye Study, a population-based cohort study, examined 3681 adults (range, 43–86 years of age at baseline) living in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, at baseline an...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 2001-07, Vol.132 (1), p.128-131
Main Authors: Klein, Ronald, Klein, Barbara E.K., Jensen, Susan C., Moss, Scot E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Incidence
Income
Macular Degeneration - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Occupations
Ophthalmology
Retinopathies
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wisconsin - epidemiology
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Summary:PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between socioeconomic factors and the 5-year incidence of age-related maculopathy. METHODS: The Beaver Dam Eye Study, a population-based cohort study, examined 3681 adults (range, 43–86 years of age at baseline) living in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, at baseline and 5 years later. Standardized protocols for physical examination, including administration of a questionnaire that included questions regarding income, education level, and status and type of employment, and fundus photography to determine age-related maculopathy, were performed. RESULTS: While controlling for age and sex, less education, and being in a service-related occupation compared with a white collar professional occupation, was associated ( P < .05) with the incidence of early age-related maculopathy. CONCLUSION: These data show an association of education and occupation but not income with the incidence of early age-related maculopathy that appears independent of smoking or vitamin supplement use status.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00931-4