Table 3.
Associations of iris conicity and anthropometric and ocular characteristics including ocular geometric parameters in the Gutenberg Health Study. We used a generalized estimating equation model to consider correlations between right and left eyes in our statistical model. CI: confidence interval.
| Iris conicity (°) | Beta estimate | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (female) | −0.32 | −0.56 | −0.07 | 0.011 |
| Age (y) | −0.07 | −0.08 | −0.06 | <0.001 |
| Height (m) | 0.99 | −0.40 | 2.38 | 0.16 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.51 |
| Smoking | 0.03 | −0.20 | 0.26 | 0.79 |
| Intraocular pressure (mmH) | −0.03 | −0.07 | 0.00 | 0.052 |
| Corneal power (dpt) | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.003 |
| Anterior chamber depth (mm) | −0.71 | −1.05 | −0.37 | <0.001 |
| Central corneal thickness (μm) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.53 |
| Lens thickness (mm) | 2.77 | 2.43 | 3.10 | <0.001 |
| Axial length (mm) | −0.05 | −0.15 | 0.04 | 0.26 |
| Mean pupil diameter (μm) | −0.10 | −0.31 | 0.11 | 0.34 |