Table 2. Comparison of serum DcR1 levels between control, AMD and their subtypes along with odds ratio (adjusted for covariates).

		Mann Whitney Statistic	Unadjusted p value	Multivariate analysis adjusted for, age smoking, alcohol, food habits, diabetes and heart disease
Subjects	Mean Rank	Z -Value	p-value	Odd Ratio	CI (95%)	p- value
AMD	48.12	5.762	0.0001*	11.181	2.67–46.7	0.001
Control	86.32
Dry	41.85
Wet	33.29	1.681	0.093	0.296	0.049–1.790	0.182
Minimal Classic	17.00
Predominant Classic	12.11	0.867	0.386	*	*	*
Occult	20.05	0.611	0.541	*	*	*
Alcoholic	38.38
Non Alcoholic	35.56	0.538	0.591	0.286	0.021–3.892	0.347
Smokers	37.40
Non Smokers	35.86	0.308	0.758	0.457	0.053–3.962	0.477
Vegetarian	38.19
Non Vegetarian	34.71	0.704	0.481	0.964	0.165–5.638	0.968
Heart Disease	28.00
No heart Disease	25.57	0.445	0.671	0.529	0.044–6.309	0.614
Diabetic	33.62
No Diabetes	35.93	0.370	0.711	1.727	0.246–12.136	0.583
Male	37.09
Female	35.52	0.308	0.758	0.182	0.011–2.99	0.233

*Odds ratio can not be computed (with reference category as minimal classic) because of the constant values.