Serum lipid concentration was found to be an independent risk factor for age-related cataract in a large cohort of Chinese subjects.
The study was carried out at a university hospital in Shanghai, China, and included 219 patients with age-related cataract and 218 control subjects. There was no significant difference in age, gender, smoking and drinking habits between the two groups, but there was a significant difference in body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and dietary habits.
The levels of serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, cholesterol and serum
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