Inverse relationship between high blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D and late stage of age-related macular degeneration in a representative Korean population

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 4823-4831

  Kim, Eun Chul ^a   Han, Kyungdo ^b   Jee, Donghyun ^c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

25 Hydroxyvitamin D; Age related macular degeneration; Korea; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; KOREA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETINA; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84905675001     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14763     Document Type: Article

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