Table 4. Crude and Adjusted Association Between Patient Characteristics and Undiagnosed AMD Status.
Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | P Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Crude | Age Adjusted | ||
Age | 1.06 (1.04-1.09) | NA | NA |
Visual acuity | 7.06 (0.78-63.60) | 3.94 (0.60-25.81) | .15 |
Visual acuity, logMAR (Snellen) | |||
>0.0 (>20/20) | 1.37 (1.01-1.84) | 1.23 (0.91-1.65) | .17 |
≤0.0 (≤20/20) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
Sex | |||
Male | 1.43 (1.5-1.95) | 1.39 (1.02-1.91) | .04 |
Female | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
Race/ethnicity | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 1.37 (0.70-2.66) | 1.25 (0.64-2.43) | .51 |
Other | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
General cognitive status | |||
≥24 (Nonimpaired) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
<24 (Impaired) | 0.50 (0.19-1.32) | 0.39 (0.15-1.06) | .06 |
Education level | |||
Less than high school | 2.58 (1.08-6.15) | 2.40 (1.03-5.62) | .04 |
High school or equivalent | 1.38 (0.94-2.03) | 1.19 (0.80-1.76) | .39 |
Some college or more | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
Medical conditions | |||
Hypertension | 1.38 (1.02-1.88) | 1.32 (0.97-1.80) | .08 |
Heart problems | 1.29 (0.94-1.78) | 1.19 (0.85-1.65) | .31 |
Circulation problems | 1.11 (0.71-1.74) | 0.95 (0.59-1.54) | .84 |
Smoking status | |||
Current | 0.96 (0.45-2.03) | 0.99 (0.47-2.12) | .99 |
Former | 1.12 (0.82-1.52) | 1.06 (0.78-1.45) | .70 |
Never | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
AREDS-related nutritional supplement use | |||
Yes | 1.01 (0.36-2.84) | 1.04 (0.36-2.96) | .95 |
No | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
Pseudophakia | 1.40 (0.95-2.06) | 1.11 (0.73-1.68) | .62 |
Family history of AMD | 1.33 (0.79-2.23) | 1.32 (0.79-2.22) | .29 |
Time since primary care eye examination, mo | |||
<6 | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
6-12 | 1.20 (0.82-1.73) | 1.19 (0.81-1.74) | .37 |
>12 | 1.03 (0.68-1.55) | 0.95 (0.64-1.43) | .81 |
Primary eye care physician type | |||
Ophthalmologist | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | NA |
Optometrist | 1.00 (0.72-1.37) | 0.99 (0.71-1.36) | .94 |
Abbreviations: AMD, age-related macular degeneration; AREDS, Age-Related Eye Disease Study; NA, not applicable; OR, odd ratio.