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. 2022 Sep 27;43(3):945–955. doi: 10.1007/s10792-022-02496-y

Table 5.

General estimating equation models for the association of preoperative variables with postoperative range of clear vision

GEE Age and gender adjusted GEE
Estimate SE p value Estimate SE p value
Age −0.053 0.017 0.002
Gender (male) 0.614 0.309 0.047
IOLMaster
 Axial length (mm) −0.232 0.172 0.177 −0.350 0.154 0.023
 Anterior Chamber Depth (mm) 0.037 0.397 0.925 −0.429 0.337 0.203
KR-1 W
 Photopic pupil size (mm) −0.525 0.169 0.002 −0.406 0.156 0.009
 Scotopic pupil size (mm) −0.428 0.155 0.006 −0.397 0.127 0.002
4-mm pupil size
 Total HOA 0.853 1.741 0.620 0.433 1.220 0.796
 Spherical aberration −5.01 5.78 0.39 −3.562 5.523 0.519
 3rd-order 1.874 2.061 0.36 1.074 1.974 0.587
 4th-order −2.671 3.692 0.47 −2.162 3.323 0.513
 Trefoil 2.81 2.38 0.24 1.280 2.216 0.564
 Coma −1.863 3.317 0.57 0.142 3.259 0.965
 Tetrafoil −0.865 2.819 0.76 0.068 2.376 0.977
 2nd astigmatism −2.75 6.877 0.69 −4.018 6.481 0.535
6-mm pupil size
Total HOA (6-mm pupil) −0.269 0.421 0.520 −0.338 0.401 0.399
Spherical aberration (6-mm pupil) −0.859 0.454 0.059 −0.900 0.421 0.034
3rd-order −0.162 0.088 0.068 −0.183 0.093 0.049
4th-order −0.243 0.118 0.040 −0.285 0.127 0.025
Trefoil −0.174 0.146 0.230 −0.226 0.141 0.107
Coma −0.188 0.204 0.360 −0.177 0.221 0.425
Tetrafoil −0.253 0.146 0.083 −0.294 0.151 0.052
2nd astigmatism −0.416 0.242 0.085 −0.503 0.256 0.049
Pentacam
 Mean K 0.239 0.131 0.068 0.197 0.120 0.101
 WFA Z40 −1.038 1.244 0.400 −0.597 1.252 0.634
 WFA RMS 1.272 1.732 0.460 1.694 1.702 0.320

Significant p-values are highlighted in bol

GEE general estimating equations, SE standard error, HOA high order aberrations, K keratometry, RMS root mean square, WFA wavefront aberration, Z40 spherical aberration (6-mm zone)