Table 2.
Associations of iris conicity and anthropometric characteristics and intraocular pressure (IOP) and refraction in the Gutenberg Health Study using a generalized estimating equation model to incorporate correlations between right and left eyes. CI: confidence interval.
| Iris conicity (°) | Beta estimate | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | p value | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (female) | −0.36 | −0.61 | −0.11 | 0.005 | 
| Age (y) | −0.02 | −0.02 | −0.01 | 0.002 | 
| Height (m) | −0.59 | −2.00 | 0.83 | 0.42 | 
| Weight (kg) | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.01 | 0.95 | 
| Smoking | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.49 | 0.045 | 
| Intraocular pressure (mmHg) | −0.02 | −0.05 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 
| Spherical equivalent (dpt) | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.04 | 0.95 |