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. 2014 Apr 21;55(4):2592–2598. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13763

Table 2.

Body Measures and Incidence of Any Cataract, Cataract Surgery, and Early or Late AMD Over 15 Years (Beaver Dam Eye Study [BDES] 2 to BDES5) by Sex and Smoking Status

Incidence
Sex
Risk Factor
Nonsmokers
Smokers
Age Adjusted
Maximally Adjusted
Age Adjusted
Maximally Adjusted
HR
95% CI
PValue
HR
95% CI
P value
HR
95% CI
PValue
HR
95% CI
PValue
Cataract surgery Female BMI* 1.02 (0.96, 1.09) 0.44 1.02 (0.95, 1.09) 0.59 1.06 (1.00, 1.13) 0.05 1.03 (0.97, 1.09) 0.38
WC† 1.01 (0.97, 1.06) 0.59 1.00 (0.96, 1.05) 0.91 1.06 (1.01, 1.10) 0.01 1.03 (0.98, 1.08) 0.20
WHR‡ 1.06 (0.90, 1.26) 0.49 1.03 (0.86, 1.22) 0.76 1.21 (1.01, 1.45) 0.04 1.08 (0.89, 1.32) 0.42
WHtR‡ 1.05 (0.92, 1.20) 0.50 1.02 (0.89, 1.17) 0.78 1.19 (1.04, 1.36) 0.01 1.10 (0.95, 1.27) 0.21
Male BMI* 1.09 (0.96, 1.24) 0.17 1.09 (0.97, 1.24) 0.16 0.97 (0.89, 1.06) 0.55 0.97 (0.89, 1.07) 0.57
WC† 1.07 (0.97, 1.18) 0.17 1.08 (0.98, 1.18) 0.14 1.00 (0.93, 1.07) 0.97 1.00 (0.93, 1.07) 0.99
WHR‡ 1.24 (0.87, 1.78) 0.23 1.28 (0.89, 1.84) 0.18 1.07 (0.80, 1.42) 0.65 1.06 (0.80, 1.42) 0.67
WHtR‡ 1.26 (0.92, 1.74) 0.15 1.28 (0.93, 1.74) 0.12 1.01 (0.79, 1.27) 0.97 1.00 (0.79, 1.27) 0.99
Nuclear cataract Female BMI* 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) 0.29 0.96 (0.89, 1.04) 0.32 0.95 (0.88, 1.03) 0.20 0.95 (0.87, 1.03) 0.20
WC† 1.97 (0.93, 1.02) 0.30 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) 0.29 0.98 (0.92, 1.03) 0.39 0.98 (0.92, 1.03) 0.40
WHR‡ 1.97 (0.80, 1.17) 0.73 0.96 (0.78, 1.18) 0.68 1.13 (0.90, 1.41) 0.31 1.15 (0.91, 1.46) 0.25
WHtR‡ 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) 0.27 0.91 (0.76, 1.08) 0.26 0.94 (0.79, 1.12) 0.52 0.94 (0.79, 1.13) 0.54
Male BMI* 0.98 (0.86, 1.13) 0.82 0.97 (0.84, 1.12) 0.69 0.93 (0.84, 1.02) 0.13 0.86 (0.70, 1.05) 0.14
WC† 1.00 (0.91, 1.10) 0.97 0.99 (0.89, 1.09) 0.78 0.98 (0.92, 1.05) 0.61 0.99 (0.92, 1.06) 0.71
WHR‡ 0.92 (0.64, 1.33) 0.67 0.88 (0.60, 1.29) 0.50 1.11 (0.83, 1.47) 0.48 1.13 (0.84, 1.52) 0.41
WHtR‡ 0.90 (0.64, 1.28) 0.57 0.87 (0.61, 1.24) 0.43 0.95 (0.74, 1.21) 0.67 0.96 (0.74, 1.24) 0.74
Cortical cataract or PSC Female BMI* 1.04 (0.98, 1.11) 0.21 1.03 (0.96, 1.11) 0.37 0.95 (0.88, 1.02) 0.14 0.93 (0.86, 1.01) 0.08
WC† 1.02 (0.97, 1.06) 0.42 1.01 (0.96, 1.06) 0.80 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) 0.73 0.98 (0.93, 1.04) 0.56
WHR‡ 1.13 (0.96, 1.33) 0.16 1.08 (0.90, 1.29) 0.40 1.20 (0.97, 1.48) 0.09 1.20 (0.96, 1.50) 0.12
WHtR‡ 1.07 (0.94, 1.23) 0.29 1.04 (0.89, 1.21) 0.62 0.97 (0.83, 1.14) 0.72 0.95 (0.80, 1.13) 0.56
Male BMI* 1.13 (1.00, 1.26) 0.04 1.08 (0.96, 1.22) 0.18 1.06 (0.98, 1.15) 0.15 1.05 (0.97, 1.14) 0.22
WC† 1.11 (1.01, 1.21) 0.03 1.07 (0.98, 1.18) 0.14 1.04 (0.98, 1.11) 0.21 1.04 (0.97, 1.11) 0.28
WHR‡ 1.54 (1.07, 2.23) 0.02 1.43 (0.97, 2.12) 0.07 1.18 (0.90, 1.53) 0.23 1.15 (0.88, 1.50) 0.30
WHtR‡ 1.52 (1.12, 2.06) 0.01 1.37 (1.00, 1.88) 0.05 1.26 (1.00, 1.58) 0.05 1.24 (0.98, 1.57) 0.08
Early AMD Female BMI* 1.09 (1.01, 1.17) 0.03 1.10 (1.02, 1.19) 0.02 1.06 (0.98, 1.15) 0.18 1.07 (0.98, 1.17) 0.14
WC† 1.02 (0.97, 1.08) 0.44 1.03 (0.97, 1.09) 0.33 1.03 (0.97, 1.10) 0.31 1.04 (0.97, 1.11) 0.29
WHR‡ 0.95 (0.78, 1.16) 0.61 0.96 (0.78, 1.19) 0.71 0.96 (0.75, 1.21) 0.72 0.93 (0.72, 1.20) 0.59
WHtR‡ 1.05 (0.89, 1.23) 0.57 1.07 (0.90, 1.27) 0.45 1.12 (0.92, 1.36) 0.25 1.14 (0.93, 1.41) 0.21
Male BMI* 0.89 (0.75, 1.06) 0.18 0.90 (0.75, 1.07) 0.23 0.98 (0.89, 1.07) 0.61 1.00 (0.90, 1.10) 0.92
WC† 0.93 (0.82, 1.05) 0.22 0.93 (0.82, 1.06) 0.29 1.02 (0.94, 1.10) 0.67 1.04 (0.96, 1.13) 0.38
WHR‡ 0.91 (0.57, 1.44) 0.68 0.93 (0.58, 1.48) 0.76 1.19 (0.85, 1.66) 0.31 1.29 (0.92, 1.81) 0.15
WHtR‡ 0.74 (0.48, 1.14) 0.17 0.75 (0.47, 1.19) 0.22 1.06 (0.81, 1.40) 0.65 1.14 (0.86, 1.52) 0.35
Late AMD Female BMI* 1.28 (1.13, 1.45) 0.001 1.31 (1.15, 1.50) 0.001 0.99 (0.85, 1.16) 0.91 0.99 (0.81, 1.21) 0.93
WC† 1.19 (1.09, 1.29) 0.001 1.21 (1.10, 1.34) 0.001 0.95 (0.85, 1.05) 0.32 0.94 (0.81, 1.10) 0.45
WHR‡ 1.82 (1.28, 2.59) 0.001 1.95 (1.33, 2.86) 0.001 0.68 (0.45, 1.01) 0.06 0.65 (0.38, 1.12) 0.12
WHtR‡ 1.63 (1.27, 2.10) 0.001 1.74 (1.31, 2.31) 0.001 0.79 (0.57, 1.12) 0.19 0.78 (0.49, 1.25) 0.30
Male BMI* 0.90 (0.66, 1.23) 0.50 0.86 (0.61, 1.20) 0.36 1.19 (0.94, 1.51) 0.15 Cannot estimate
WC† 0.95 (0.74, 1.22) 0.69 0.92 (0.69, 1.21) 0.53 1.18 (1.00, 1.40) 0.05 Cannot estimate
WHR‡ 1.42 (0.47, 4.30) 0.54 1.38 (0.43, 4.45) 0.59 1.57 (0.85, 2.90) 0.15 Cannot estimate
WHtR‡ 0.94 (0.40, 2.25) 0.90 0.84 (0.33, 2.18) 0.73 1.90 (0.99, 3.66) 0.05 Cannot estimate

Maximally adjusted model includes age (age and age squared for cataract outcomes), sedentary lifestyle, hypertension, and diabetes. PSC, posterior subscapular cataract.

*

BMI per 2.5 kg/m2.

Waist circumference per 5 cm.

WHR and WHtR per 0.1 cm/cm.