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Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2011 Jul 23;118(9):1790–1797. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.02.002

Table 4.

Independent Risk Factors for Worsening (≥15 letter or doubling of the visual angle) of Presenting Binocular visual acuity^* in participants in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study

Risk factor	Worsening of Presenting Binocular Visual Acuity^*
Risk factor	OR (95% CI)^*	P
Age (years)		<0.0001
40–49 (ref ^ρ)	1
50–59	*2.2 (1.1–4.3)*	0.002
60–69	*3.6 (1.9–7.0)*	0.003
70–79	*7.0 (3.5–14.2)*	0.003
≥ 80	*17.8(7.5–41.9)*	<0.001
Presence of Diabetes mellitus
No (ref ^ρ)	1
Yes	*2.6 (1.8–3.9)*	<0.001
History of any ocular disease
No (ref ^ρ)	1
Yes	*1.6 (1.1–2.5)*	0.036

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval, ref ^ρ : referent group