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. 2003 Nov;87(11):1324–1328. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1324

Table 3.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between open angle glaucoma and use of hormone replacement therapy or the oral contraceptive pill

Characteristic Odds ratios and 95% CI
Glaucoma
No at risk % Age adjusted Multivariate adjusted*
Hormone replacement therapy
Never 1317 4.5 1.0 1.0
Ever 557 1.3 0.5 (0.2 to 1.2) 0.5 (0.2 to 1.2)
Current users 324 1.5 0.8 (0.3 to 2.0) 0.8 (0.3 to 2.2)
Past users 233 0.9 0.3 (0.1 to 1.2) 0.3 (0.1 to 1.1)
Oral contraceptive use
Never users 1311 4.6 1.0 1.0
Ever users 649 0.8 0.5 (0.2 to 1.2) 0.4 (0.2 to 1.2)

*Adjusted for age, history of diabetes, hypertension, myopia, pseudoexfoliation, and family history of glaucoma.