PURPOSE: To investigate the association at baseline between plasma levels of selected vitamins and the presence and type of cataract in the participants in The Italian-American Trial of Nutritional Supplements and Age-related Cataract. METHODS: At baseline, the participants (1020, 710 with "early cataract" and 310 with "no cataract," 55-75 years of age) received an ocular examination, photographic lens grading, and measurement of plasma levels of vitamins A, C, E, beta-carotene, and of red blood cell glutathione reductase activity. RESULTS: In multiple logistic models adjusted for potential confounders, high vitamin C levels were associated with a protective effect on nuclear (N) [OR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.97] and posterior subcapsular (PSC) cataract (OR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.15, 0.93). High vitamin E levels were associated with increased prevalence of cortical cataract (C) (OR: 1.99; 95% CI: 1.02-3.90), PSC (OR: 3.27; 95% CI: 1.34, 7.96) and of any cataract (OR: 1.86; 95% CI: 1.08, 3.18). CONCLUSIONS: In agreement with some earlier studies, we found higher plasma levels of vitamin C to be associated with reduced prevalence of N and PSC cataracts. The finding of an increased prevalence of some types of cataract with higher levels of vitamin E was unexpected, has not been previously reported, and could be due to unadjusted confounding.
PURPOSE: To investigate the association at baseline between plasma levels of selected vitamins and the presence and type of cataract in the participants in The Italian-American Trial of Nutritional Supplements and Age-related Cataract. METHODS: At baseline, the participants (1020, 710 with "early cataract" and 310 with "no cataract," 55-75 years of age) received an ocular examination, photographic lens grading, and measurement of plasma levels of vitamins A, C, E, beta-carotene, and of red blood cell glutathione reductase activity. RESULTS: In multiple logistic models adjusted for potential confounders, high vitamin C levels were associated with a protective effect on nuclear (N) [OR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.97] and posterior subcapsular (PSC) cataract (OR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.15, 0.93). High vitamin E levels were associated with increased prevalence of cortical cataract (C) (OR: 1.99; 95% CI: 1.02-3.90), PSC (OR: 3.27; 95% CI: 1.34, 7.96) and of any cataract (OR: 1.86; 95% CI: 1.08, 3.18). CONCLUSIONS: In agreement with some earlier studies, we found higher plasma levels of vitamin C to be associated with reduced prevalence of N and PSCcataracts. The finding of an increased prevalence of some types of cataract with higher levels of vitamin E was unexpected, has not been previously reported, and could be due to unadjusted confounding.
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