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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2011 Aug;18(4):158–163. doi: 10.3109/09286586.2011.595041

Table 4. Risk factors for a blind eye* at final follow-up, univariate associations and a multivariable logistic regression model.

Risk Factor OR (95%CI) P value
Univariate associations
Infiltrate >5mm at presentation 11.38 (3.66-35.4) <0.001
Corneal perforation before or during admission 3.83 (1.54-9.55) 0.004
Visited other health facility 0.92 (0.44-1.95) 0.837
Effective treatment before admission 0.41 (0.17-0.99) 0.048
Sex (male) 1.12 (0.54-2.31) 0.763
Delay in presentation >5 days 3.29 (1.27-8.49) 0.014
Multivariable logistic regression model
Infiltrate >5mm at presentation 7.68 (2.35-25.1) 0.001
Delay in presentation >5 days 2.61 (0.84-8.13) 0.098
Corneal perforation 1.99 (0.65-6.06) 0.229
*

Blind eye defined as visual acuity less than 6/60.