A recent cross-sectional analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data conducted in Tianjin revealed that the systemic inflammatory response index can be used to successfully identify age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
“These findings suggest that [the index] could be used as a biomarker for AMD risk assessment, which can greatly benefit patient care,” wrote Ruoshuang Jia, department of anesthesiology, Tianjin Medical University and colleagues. “Since it is derived from peripheral blood, its measurement is straightforward, cost-effective, and non-invasive.”1
Participants were selected from NHANES data taken during 2005-2008, specifically those aged ≥ 40 years and with systemic inflammatory response index and AMD status data. Index data was calculated by dividing the product of…