Genetic risk models in analysis of CETP rs5882 revealed statistically significant variables with increased risk of atrophic AMD in the codominant (OR = 25.431, 95% CI: 9.960–64.932; p < .001), dominant (OR = 6.257; 95% CI: 2.737–14.306; p < .001), recessive (OR = 17.640; 95% CI: 8.430–36.909; p < .001), and additive (OR = 5.901; 95% CI: 3.547–9.815; p < .001) models with the highest 25.4‐fold increased risk of atrophic AMD in the codominant model (p < .001) (Table 3). Here, CETP is linked to age-related macular degeneration.