Retinal vascular calibres are significantly associated with cardiovascular risk factors:the Tromsø Eye Study

• Published in: Acta Ophthalmologica
• Main Authors: von Hanno, T., Bertelsen, G., Sjølie, Anne K., Mathiesen, E. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Tromsø Eye Study; cardiovascular risk factors; cohort study; epidemiology; microcirculation; retinal vascular calibre; Humans; Middle Aged; Male; Retinal Artery/pathology; Aged; 80 and over; Adult; Female; Body Mass Index; Blood Pressure/physiology; Cholesterol; LDL/blood; Cross-Sectional Studies; Retinal Vein/pathology; Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology; Norway/epidemiology; Risk Factors; Smoking/epidemiology; HDL/blood; Glycated Hemoglobin A/metabolism; Cohort Studies; Norway; Tromso; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/1b6f88c4-6d2b-4105-8b52-b9b9a834f8be; https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.12102

Purpose: To describe the association between retinal vascular calibres and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: Population-based cross-sectional study including 6353 participants of the TromsO Eye Study in Norway aged 38-87years. Retinal arteriolar calibre (central retinal artery equivalent) and re...