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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2010 Jun 8;117(9):1713–1719. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.01.035

Table 2.

Multivariate models assessing the association between various risk factors and the prevalence of Open-angle Glaucoma in Participants of the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study

Prevalence of Open-Angle Glaucoma
Model with MRE Model with AL
Risk Factors OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Age
  40–49
  50–59
  60–61
  70+

1.0
1.36 (0.62–2.97)
4.20 (2.11–8.36)
8.06 (3.95–16.44)
<0.0001
1.0
1.25 (0.58–2.71)
3.85 (1.94–7.64)
7.45 (3.66–15.18)
<0.0001
Gender (male) 1.35 (0.94–1.95) 0.11 1.27 (0.88–1.84) 0.20
Presence of Diabetes 1.14 (0.79–1.66) 0.48 1.15 (0.79–1.67) 0.47
Family History of
Glaucoma
1.68 (0.96–2.96) 0.07 1.67 (0.95–2.95) 0.07
Presence of Nuclear
Opacity (NO)
1.11 (0.72–1.72) 0.63 1.30 (0.85–1.99) 0.23
IOP (1 mmHg increase) 1.19 (1.13–1.25) <0.0001 1.20 (1.14–1.27) <0.0001
Corneal Power (1D
flatter)*
1.21 (1.08–1.35) 0.0007 1.14 (1.01–1.28) 0.04
MRE (≤ −1 D vs > −1 D) 1.82 (1.20–2.77) 0.005 - -
AL (1 mm increase) - - 1.25 (1.03–1.50) 0.02

Multivariate model includes all risk factors significant (p<0.05) in the univariate analysis

Significant P values in bold

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, D = diopters, IOP = intraocular pressure, MRE = myopic refractive error, AL = axial length, LOCS = Lens Opacities Classification System, Nuclear Opacity = LOCS score grading of NII or greater;

*

Corneal Power measurements were available in only 2594 subjects.