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. 2017 Mar 28;9(3):1030–1040. doi: 10.18632/aging.101208

Table 2. Analysis of anthropometric and cardiovascular associations with pseudophakia versus phakia as the lens status using a logistic regression model in 35- to 74-year-old people in Germany (the Gutenberg Health Study).

Any pseudophakia vs.
bilateral phakic persons
(14380 persons)
Unilateral pseudophakia vs. bilateral phakic persons
(13938 persons)
Bilateral pseudophakia vs. bilateral phakic persons
(14157 persons)
OR Lower 95%CI Upper 95%CI p-value OR Lower 95%CI Upper 95%CI p-value OR Lower 95%CI Upper 95%CI p-value
Sex (Women) 1.05 0.82 1.35 0.70 0.83 0.55 1.26 0.38 1.19 0.773 2.117 0.27
Age [10y] 4.51 3.96 5.15 < 0.0001 3.43 2.77 4.19 < 0.0001 5.36 4.53 6.39 0.00032
SES 1.01 0.99 1.03 0.33 1.03 1.00 1.06 0.09 1.00 0.98 1.02 0.97
Weight [kg] 1.01 1.00 1.02 0.005 1.01 0.99 1.02 0.43 1.01 1.00 1.02 0.0023
Height [cm] 0.98 0.97 0.99 0.005 0.97 0.95 1.00 0.028 0.98 0.96 1.00 0.032
Diabetes 1.40 1.12 1.74 0.003 1.16 0.77 1.71 0.47 1.50 1.16 1.94 0.0021
Smoking 1.30 1.01 1.70 0.039 0.85 0.52 1.33 0.50 1.60 1.19 2.13 0.0016
HDL [mg/dl] 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.63 1.01 1.00 1.02 0.25 1.00 0.99 1.01 0.85
LDL [mg/dl] 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.36 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.72 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.42
Triglycerides [mg/dl] 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.052 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.13 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.15

Abbreviations: OR: odds ratio; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; SES: socio-economic status.