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Metabolic and lifestyle factors in relation to senile cataract: a Mendelian randomization study.
Scientific reports - 10 Jan 2022
Yuan Shuai, Wolk Alicja, Larsson Susanna C
Abstract excerpt
We conducted a Mendelian randomization study to determine the associations of body mass index (BMI), type 2 diabetes (T2D), systolic blood pressure (SBP), coffee and alcohol consumption and smoking initiation with senile cataract. Independent single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with the metabolic and lifestyle factors at the p < 5 × 10-8 were selected as instrument variables. Summary-level data for senile...
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