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. 2014 Feb 7;28(4):472–480. doi: 10.1038/eye.2014.8

Table 2. Odds ratios for presence of AMD among statin users.

Predictors 40 years and older
  OR 95% CI P-value
Adjusted for confounders by stepwise addition
 Unadjusted 1.77 1.32–2.38 <0.0001
  Age 0.92 0.68–1.24 0.565
  +Sex 0.91 0.68–1.22 0.508
  +Ethnicity 0.91 0.68–1.22 0.493
  +SESa 0.91 0.69–1.20 0.489
  +HRBb 0.90 0.68–1.19 0.459
  +Comorbiditiesc 0.90 0.67–1.20 0.465
  +General health condition 0.91 0.67–1.24 0.539

Abbreviations: AMD, age-related macular degeneration; HRB, health-related behavior; SES, Socioeconomic status.

Reference group: statin non-users.

a

SES includes annual household income and education level.

b

HRBs include smoking status (current, past, or never).

c

Comorbidities include history of stroke and history of cataract extraction.