Purpose: To assess the association between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and mortality in a population-based setting. Procedures: At baseline in 2001, the Beijing Eye Study examined 4,378 subjects for AMD with a detected frequency of 110/4,378 (2.5%) subjects for early AMD and of 12/4,378 (0.3%) subjects for late AMD. In 2006, all study participants were re-invited for a follow-up examination. Results: Out of the 4,378 subjects, 3,218 (73.5%) returned for a follow-up examination while 138 (3.2%) were dead and 1,022 (23.3%) did not agree to be re-examined or had moved away. Early AMD and late AMD were not significantly associated with mortality (p = 0.40 and 0.33, respectively), neither in univariate analysis nor in multivariate analysis. Conclusions: AMD may not be associated with an increased mortality in adult Chinese. Copyright (C) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel
第一作者机构：[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Inst Ophthalmol, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China[*1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Inst Ophthalmol, 17 Hougou Lane Chong Wen Men, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
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通讯机构：[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Inst Ophthalmol, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China[*1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Inst Ophthalmol, 17 Hougou Lane Chong Wen Men, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Xu Liang,Li Yi Bin,Wang Ya Xing,et al.Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Mortality: The Beijing Eye Study[J].OPHTHALMOLOGICA.2008,222(6):378-379.doi:10.1159/000151468.
APA：
Xu, Liang,Li, Yi Bin,Wang, Ya Xing&Jonas, Jost B..(2008).Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Mortality: The Beijing Eye Study.OPHTHALMOLOGICA,222,(6)
MLA：
Xu, Liang,et al."Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Mortality: The Beijing Eye Study".OPHTHALMOLOGICA 222..6(2008):378-379
