Table 3.
Risk factors for diabetic retinopathy based on logistic regression results
| OR* | 95% CI | P | |
| Age (Per 10 yrs) | 0.95 | 0.93-0.96 | <0.001 |
| Sex (Male gender) | 1.53 | 1.05-2.23 | 0.025 |
| Duration (year) | |||
| >20 | 9.75 | 4.44-21.37 | <0.001 |
| 15-20 | 6.99 | 3.45-14.1 | <0.001 |
| 11-15 | 2.60 | 1.49-4.53 | 0.001 |
| 5-10 | 1.84 | 1.18-3.04 | 0.008 |
| <5 | Reference | ||
| Hypertension | 1.55 | 1.04-2.29 | 0.028 |
| Nephropathy | 2.05 | 1.08-3.83 | 0.04 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 1.03 | 0.71-1.50 | 0.872 |
| Uncontrolled HgbA1C | 1.05 | 0.71-1.49 | 0.793 |
| Method of diabetes control | |||
| Insulin use | 32.71 | 4.11-259.85 | 0.001 |
| Oral medication | 28.82 | 3.8-213.69 | 0.001 |
| Diet+ exercise | Reference |
* Multivariate odds ratios which are adjusted for age, gender, duration of diabetes, hypertension, HbA1C, nephropathy, hyperlipidemia and method of diabetes control.