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Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2001 Aug;108(8):1400–1408. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00626-1

Table 2.

Age- and Gender-adjusted Associations (Odds Ratios) between Prevalence of Lens Opacity and Baseline Risk Factors

Exposure
Nuclear
Cortical
Risk Factor A vs. B Moderate(n=5 615) Mild(n=5 2044) Moderate(n=5 1068) Mild(n=5 2601)
Age 71-80 60-65 12.5 3.40 6.05 2.03
Gender Female Male 1.85 1.43 1.22 1.02
Race Other White 2.30 2.14 2.18 0.81
Education College graduate High school or less 0.61 0.62 0.60 0.87
Smoking status Current Never 1.99 1.49 0.78 0.89
BMI* Top 20% Bottom 20% 1.05 1.12 1.40 0.93
Weight change Top 20% Bottom 20% 1.00 1.16 1.51 0.89
Sunlight exposure* Top 20% Bottom 20% 0.94 0.92 1.28 1.31
Hypertension Present Absent 0.99 1.08 1.12 0.89
Angina Present Absent 1.04 1.06 1.13 1.00
Diabetes Present Absent 0.72 1.05 1.28 0.95
Skin cancer Present Absent 0.88 0.81 0.68 0.87
Arthritis Present Absent 0.92 0.95 1.05 1.00
Diuretics Present Absent 0.95 1.14 1.17 1.02
Aspirin Present Absent 0.92 0.92 1.17 1.08
Antacids use Present Absent 1.05 1.14 0.68 0.85
Hydrochlorothiazide use Present Absent 0.98 1.24 1.22 1.06
Antiinflammatory drugs Present Absent 0.68 0.82 1.15 1.09
Thyroid hormones Present Absent 0.70 0.89 1.45 1.52
β-blocker use Present Absent 1.09 1.11 1.51 1.13
Hormone use♀ Present Absent 0.69 0.78 0.75 1.14
Iris color Dark Light 1.87 1.65 3.64 2.11
Refractive error Myopic Hyperopic 1.19 0.72 0.88 0.85
AMD category Intermediate drusen Control 0.99 1.02 1.03 1.18
Large drusen Control 1.35 1.09 1.38 1.33
Geographic atrophy Control 1.52 1.26 0.95 1.38
Neovascular Control 1.36 1.02 1.39 1.14

Associations are prevalence odds ratios comparing each cataract category with its control group, age- and gender-adjusted from Stage 1 polychotomous logistic regression.

Odds ratio >1 implies persons with exposure A show increased risk of disease compared with exposure B.

Odds ratios in boldface are nominally significant (P< 0.2).

*

Body mass index: top, ≥ 31, bottom,≤ 23.6.

Weight change: top, ≥ 53; bottom, ≤ 10 pounds since age 20.

Sunlight exposure: top, ≥ 1.65; bottom, ≤ 0.22, adult lifetime average annual ocular ultraviolet-B exposure (1.0= ocular exposure from model is equivalent to 1 hour/day outdoors in temperate months in typical U.S. region, not over water, and not wearing hat, glasses or sunglasses31)