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Stomach inflammation linked to age-related eye disease
An observational study of 500,000 UK Biobank participants over 13 years linked stomach inflammation to a higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.An observational study of 500,000 UK Biobank participants over 13 years linked stomach inflammation to a higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
Cohort · 496,361 peopleEye
Who was studied496,361 middle-aged UK Biobank participants, against people without gastritis
What changedAge-related macular degeneration risk was higher in people with gastritis than those without (hazard ratio 1.217)
The catchMedical records can miss early AMD cases and depend on healthcare-seeking behavior