Table 2.

Independent Risk Factors⁺ for Incident Visual Impairment in the better seeing eye in participants in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study^*

Risk Factor	OR (95% CI)	P
Age (years)		<0.001
40–49 (ref ρ)	1
50–59	0.7 (0.2–2.1)	0.12
60–69	2.2 (0.9–5.6)	0.46
70–79	4.8 (1.7–3.4)	0.04
≥80	17.9 (5.9–54.0)	<0.001
Employment Status		0.03
Employed (ref ρ)	1
Retired	3.4 (1.1–10.0)	0.04
Unemployed	3.5 (1.4–8.9)	0.03
Presence of Diabetes mellitus
No (ref ρ)	1
Yes	2.2 (1.3–3.9)	0.006
Excellent/good self-reported vision
No (ref ρ)	1
Yes	0.5 (0.3–10.0)	0.04

⁺Based on a stepwise logistic regression model; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval

^*Incident visual impairment - best corrected visual acuity ≥20/40 at baseline and < 20/40 but > 20/200 at follow-up in the better-seeing eye; ref ^ρ : referent group