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. 2016 Apr 5;31(6):963–971. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.6.963

Table 3. Comparison of characteristics of participants with or without cataract surgery in at least one eye and its clinical determinants using logistic regression analyses (LRAs) from the 5-year data of the KNHANES (2008–2012).

Parameters Participants without any cataract surgery Participants with cataract surgery Adjusted LRA
(Age group, sex, and smoking status)
Multivariate Model LRA
(using all variables with P < 0.100 in adjusted analysis)
No. (weighted %) No. (weighted %) OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Demographics >
 Age groups, yr P trend < 0.001 P trend < 0.001
  40-49 5,302 (39.39) 51 (4.51) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  50-59 5,156 (31.49) 132 (9.36) 2.64 (1.82-3.82) < 0.001 2.57 (1.74-3.80) < 0.001
  60-69 4,361 (17.29) 495 (23.95) 11.76 (8.47-16.33) < 0.001 9.90 (6.90-14.22) < 0.001
  ≥ 70 3,145 (11.83) 1,311 (62.18) 43.73 (31.81-60.13) < 0.001 31.71 (22.08-45.54) < 0.001
 Sex
  Men 7,770 (48.55) 774 (39.37) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Women 10,194 (51.45) 1,215 (60.63) 1.28 (1.05-1.56) 0.017 1.03 (0.82-1.29) 0.826
 Smoking P trend 0.045 P trend 0.257
  Never 10,418 (54.27) 1,132 (58.35) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Ex 3,841 (22.46) 520 (27.56) 1.27 (1.02-1.57) 0.031 1.19 (0.95-1.50) 0.139
  Current 3,328 (23.27) 252 (14.10) 1.03 (0.81-1.29) 0.835 1.03 (0.81-1.31) 0.821
 House income
  > 50% 8,634 (45.46) 519 (29.56) 1 (reference) NA NA
  ≤ 50% 9,060 (54.54) 1,435 (70.44) 1.03 (0.89-1.20) 0.661 NA NA
 Education
  ≥ High school 8,539 (54.70) 429 (22.82) 1 (reference) NA NA
  ≤ Middle school 9,049 (45.30) 1,472 (77.18) 1.09 (0.92-1.29) 0.304 NA NA
 Occupation P trend < 0.001 P trend < 0.001
  Blue collar 4,739 (31.78) 159 (9.91) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  White collar 5,875 (34.11) 448 (22.56) 1.23 (0.96-1.57) 0.103 1.18 (0.91-1.53) 0.211
  Inoccupation 6,953 (34.11) 1,292 (67.53) 1.56 (1.33-1.83) < 0.001 1.43 (1.20-1.70) < 0.001
 Residence
  Urban 13114 (76.38) 1345 (70.34) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  Rural 4850 (23.62) 644 (29.66) 0.84 (0.72-0.98) 0.024 1.00 (0.84-1.17) 0.953
 Sun exposure
  < 5 hr/day 13,746 (79.83) 1,468 (76.34) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
  ≥ 5 hr/day 4,087 (20.17) 507 (23.66) 0.87 (0.75-1.01) 0.067 0.99 (0.84-1.17) 0.906
Medical history >
 Hypertension 5,188 (25.45) 1,004 (52.30) 1.31 (1.15-1.49) < 0.001 1.20 (1.04-1.38) 0.011
 DM 1,835 (9.17) 445 (22.19) 1.67 (1.44-1.95) < 0.001 1.46 (1.24-1.73) <0.001
 Dyslipidemia 2,371 (12.22) 360 (18.53) 1.40 (1.17-1.67) < 0.001 1.20 (1.00-1.45) 0.054
 Stroke 468 (2.04) 107 (5.19) 1.12 (0.86-1.44) 0.401
 MI or IHD 603 (2.80) 152 (7.52) 1.49 (1.16-1.91) 0.002 1.21 (0.93-1.58) 0.156
 OA or RA 3,831 (18.02) 777 (37.97) 1.26 (1.09-1.45) < 0.001 1.16 (1.00-1.35) 0.044
 Pulmonary Tb 1,250 (6.71) 148 (7.84) 0.92 (0.73-1.17) 0.514
 Asthma 821 (4.27) 164 (8.89) 1.35 (1.07-1.71) 0.011 1.30 (1.03-1.65) 0.030
Clinical measures >
 BMI
  < 25 11,687 (64.36) 1,348 (67.92) 1 (reference) NA NA
  ≥ 25 6,236 (35.64) 634 (32.08) 0.92 (0.81-1.04) 0.196 NA NA
 WC
  Normal 10,488 (60.78) 1,015 (52.03) 1 (reference) NA NA
  ≥ 90 cm (men) 7,476 (39.22) 974 (47.97) 1.02 (0.90-1.15) 0.769 NA NA
  ≥ 80 cm (women)
 Anemia 1,558 (8.42) 286 (16.15) 1.44 (1.20-1.73) < 0.001 1.40 (1.16-1.70) < 0.001
 HBsAg carrier 659 (4.21) 35 (2.81) 0.94 (0.62-1.42) 0.758 NA NA

KNHANES, Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Unadjusted, unadjusted simple logistic regression analysis; Adjusted, age groups, sex, and smoking status-adjusted logistic regression analysis; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Never, never-smoker; Ex, ex-smoker; Current, current smoker; DM, diabetes mellitus; MI, myocardial infarction; IHD, ischemic heart disease; OA, osteoarthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; Tb, tuberculosis; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; NA, Not Applicable.