Long-term effects of vitamins C and E, β-carotene, and zinc on age-related macular degeneration: AREDS report no. 35.
Long-term effects of vitamins C and E, β-carotene, and zinc on age-related macular degeneration: AREDS report no. 35.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.01.021
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发表时间:
2013-08
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13.7
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Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group
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Chew EY;Clemons TE;Agrón E;Sperduto RD;Sangiovanni JP;Kurinij N;Davis MD;Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group
To describe the long-term effects (10 years) of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) formulation of high-dose antioxidants and zinc supplement on progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Multi-centered, randomized, controlled clinical trial; followed by epidemiologic follow-up study. 4757 participants with varying severity of AMD were enrolled in the clinical trial. 3549 surviving participants consented to the follow-up study. Participants were randomly assigned to antioxidants C, E, and beta-carotene and/or zinc vs. placebo during the clinical trial. In participants with intermediate AMD or advanced AMD in one eye, the AREDS formulation delayed the progression to advanced AMD. Participants were then enrolled in a follow-up study. Eye exams were conducted with annual fundus photographs and best-corrected visual acuity assessments. Medical histories and mortality were obtained for safety monitoring. Repeated measures logistic regression was used in the primary analyses. (1) Photographic assessment of progression to, or history of treatment for, advanced AMD [neovascular (NV) or central geographic atrophy (CGA)], and (2) moderate visual acuity loss from baseline (≥ 15 letters). Comparison of the participants originally assigned to placebo in AREDS categories 3 and 4 at baseline with those originally assigned to AREDS formulation at 10 years demonstrated a statistically significant (p<0.001) odds reduction in the risk of developing advanced AMD or the development of NV AMD (odds ratios and 99% confidence intervals: OR 0.66, CI: (0.53–0.83) and OR 0.60, CI: (0.47–0. 78), respectively). No statistically significant reduction (p=0.93) was seen for the CGA (OR 1.02, CI: 0.71–1.45). A statistically significant reduction (p=0.002) for the development of moderate vision loss was seen (OR 0.71, CI: 0.57–0.88). No adverse effects were associated with the AREDS formulation. Mortality was reduced in participants assigned to zinc, especially death from circulatory diseases. Five years after the clinical trial ended, the beneficial effects of the AREDS formulation persisted for development of NV AMD but not for CGA. These results are consistent with the original recommendations that persons with intermediate AMD or advanced AMD in one eye should consider taking the AREDS formulation.