Reliability of Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry in Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density among Preadolescent Children
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Participants
2.2. MPOD Measurement
2.3. Training of Examiners
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
Characteristic | Full Sample (n = 66) | Subgroup 1 (n = 20) | Subgroup 2 (n = 46) |
---|---|---|---|
Sex [n (%)] | |||
Male | 26 (39) | 14 (70) | 12 (26) |
Female | 40 (60) | 6 (30) | 34 (74) |
Age (years) | 8.8 ± 0.08 | 8.7 ± 0.13 | 8.8 ± 0.11 |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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McCorkle, S.M.; Raine, L.B.; Hammond, B.R., Jr.; Renzi-Hammond, L.; Hillman, C.H.; Khan, N.A. Reliability of Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry in Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density among Preadolescent Children. Foods 2015, 4, 594-604. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods4040594
McCorkle SM, Raine LB, Hammond BR Jr., Renzi-Hammond L, Hillman CH, Khan NA. Reliability of Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry in Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density among Preadolescent Children. Foods. 2015; 4(4):594-604. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods4040594
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcCorkle, Sasha M., Lauren B. Raine, Billy R. Hammond, Jr., Lisa Renzi-Hammond, Charles H. Hillman, and Naiman A. Khan. 2015. "Reliability of Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry in Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density among Preadolescent Children" Foods 4, no. 4: 594-604. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods4040594