Association Between Osteoporosis and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Author(s) -
Tae Keun Yoo,
Soo Han Kim,
Jay Jiyong Kwak,
Hong Kyu Kim,
Tyler Hyungtaek Rim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.18-24059
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , national health and nutrition examination survey , macular degeneration , femoral neck , odds ratio , cross sectional study , body mass index , logistic regression , cohort , ophthalmology , pathology , environmental health , population
Previous studies have reported a possible link between low bone mineral density and AMD. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between osteoporosis and AMD in a South Korean cohort.
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