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. 2006 Aug;90(8):949–954. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.094870

Table 3 Risk factors for uveal involvement.

Hazard ratio 95% CI p Value
Patient characteristics
Age (per decade) 1.61 (1.36 to 1.90) <0.001
Sex (female v male) 1.01 (0.59 to 1.71) 0.985
Leprosy characteristics
Classification
LL v BL 1.30 (0.66 to 2.55) 0.452
Duration of disease
Duration ⩾1 year v <1 year 1.17 (0.70 to 1.94) 0.547
Reaction
History of face patch 0.69 (0.41 to 1.16) 0.164
History of reactions 0.92 (0.45 to 1.87) 0.817
Face patch 0.96 (0.74 to 1.26) 0.777
Type 1 reactions 1.25 (0.71 to 2.21) 0.444
Type 2 reactions 1.33 (0.18 to 9.68) 0.777
Smear
Bacterial index 1.00 (0.84 to 1.20) 0.976
Smear positivity 2.38 (1.02 to 5.52) 0.044
Deformity
Grade 1 1.37 (0.77 to 2.44) 0.284
Grade 2 3.08 (1.54 to 6.16) 0.001