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. 2019 Mar 23;9(3):e024209. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024209

Table 4.

Factors affecting the risk of primary angle-closure glaucoma according to the age

Variable Age ≤64 Age ≥65
Crude Adjusted† Crude Adjusted†
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Comorbidity
Hypertension 1.77 (1.57 to 2.00)*** 1.15 (0.99 to 1.34) 1.35 (1.20 to 1.51)*** 1.10 (0.97 to 1.25)
Ischaemic heart disease 1.79 (1.54 to 2.08)*** 1.00 (0.83 to 1.21) 1.23 (0.11 to 1.36)*** 0.95 (0.84 to 1.07)
Hyperlipidaemia 1.81 (1.60 to 2.06)*** 1.20 (1.03 to 1.40)* 1.28 (1.15 to 1.41)*** 1.04 (0.92 to 1.16)
Congestive heart failure 1.75 (1.24 to 2.48)*** 0.96 (0.64 to 1.44) 0.89 (0.74 to 1.06)
Cardiac arrhythmias 1.49 (1.22 to 1.83)*** 1.01 (0.80 to 1.28) 1.14 (1.01 to 1.29)* 0.92 (0.80 to 1.06)
Peripheral vascular disorders 1.65 (1.14 to 2.40)*** 0.84 (0.55 to 1.28) 1.40 (1.16 to 1.68)*** 1.13 (0.93 to 1.38)
Stroke 1.40 (0.99 to 1.96) 0.92 (0.78 to 1.08)
Headaches 1.48 (1.31 to 1.67)*** 1.14 (1.00 to 1.30) 1.20 (1.09 to 1.33)*** 1.04 (0.93 to 1.16)
Migraine 1.13 (0.83 to 1.52) 1.08 (0.83 to 1.42)
Epilepsy 1.17 (0.61 to 2.24) 0.70 (0.42 to 1.15)
Dementia 2.46 (1.16 to 5.21)*** 1.31 (0.57 to 3.05) 0.92 (0.73 to 1.15)
Rheumatoid arthritis 1.26 (0.50 to 3.17) 0.77 (0.30 to 2.00)
Systemic lupus erythematosus 2.01 (0.18 to 22.1) 1.33 (0.27 to 6.61)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1.60 (1.33 to 1.93)*** 1.08 (0.87 to 1.34) 1.09 (0.97 to 1.22)
Asthma 1.42 (1.15 to 1.76)*** 1.00 (0.78 to 1.28) 1.08 (0.94 to 1.25)
Pulmonary circulation disorders 1.72 (0.66 to 4.48) 1.13 (0.69 to 1.86)
Diabetes 1.92 (1.63 to 2.25)*** 1.08 (0.89 to 1.31) 1.21 (1.08 to 1.37)** 0.96 (0.84 to 1.09)
Hypothyroidism 1.28 (0.71 to 2.30) 1.34 (0.81 to 2.19)
Renal failure 1.82 (1.48 to 2.24)*** 1.08 (0.85 to 1.37) 1.13 (0.99 to 1.30)
Liver diseases 1.64 (1.43 to 1.87)*** 1.12 (0.96 to 1.31) 1.26 (1.13 to 1.42)*** 1.02 (0.90 to 1.16)
Peptic ulcers 1.70 (1.50 to 1.92)*** 1.21 (1.05 to 1.40)** 1.32 (1.19 to 1.45)*** 1.06 (0.95 to 1.19)
Hepatitis B 1.06 (0.83 to 1.35) 1.37 (1.08 to 1.73)*** 1.20 (0.93 to 1.54)
Tuberculosis 1.08 (0.64 to 1.82) 1.21 (0.92 to 1.59)
Deficiency anaemia 1.36 (0.95 to 1.92) 1.13 (0.86 to 1.47)
Depression 1.78 (1.45 to 2.20)*** 1.18 (0.93 to 1.50) 1.31 (1.10 to 1.55)** 1.01 (0.85 to 1.21)
Psychosis 1.27 (0.95 to 1.69) 1.14 (0.90 to 1.45)
Metastatic cancer
Solid tumour 1.16 (0.83 to 1.60) 1.25 (1.02 to 1.51)* 1.15 (0.94 to 1.41)
Cataract 6.95 (6.00 to 8.05)*** 5.91 (5.07 to 6.90)*** 5.18 (4.56 to 5.87)*** 5.07 (4.46 to 5.77)***

*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ****p<0.001.

†Covariables which were significantly associated with risk of PACG in univariable unconditional logistic regression model were further analysed by multivariable unconditional logistic regression model.