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. 2018 Aug 23;136(11):1251–1259. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.3578

Table 2. Univariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analyses of Potential Risk Factors and the Association With Loss to Follow-up Among Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Who Received Intravitreal Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections.

Variable Lost to Follow-up, No. (%) Univariate Model Multivariate Modela
Odds Ratio (95% CI) P Value Odds Ratio (95% CI) P Value
Age, y
≤80 583 (15.8) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
81-85 458 (21.1) 1.42 (1.24-1.63) <.001 1.58 (1.38-1.82) <.001
86-90 567 (27.8) 2.05 (1.80-2.33) <.001 2.29 (2.00-2.62) <.001
>90 395 (35.7) 2.95 (2.54-3.44) <.001 3.31 (2.83-3.86) <.001
Sex
Male 679 (22.0) 1 [Reference]
Female 1324 (22.4) 1.02 (0.92-1.14) .66 ND ND
Race/ethnicity
White 1606 (20.3) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
African American 39 (27.3) 1.47 (1.01-2.13) .04 1.47 (1.00-2.16) .05
Asian 34 (33.7) 1.99 (1.31-3.02) .001 2.63 (1.71-4.03) <.001
Otherb 11 (42.3) 2.88 (1.32-6.27) .008 3.07 (1.38-6.82) .006
Unreported 313 (37.6) 2.37 (2.04-2.75) <.001 2.29 (1.96-2.68) <.001
Regional average AGI, $
>100 000 362 (18.4) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
76 000-100 000 392 (21.7) 1.23 (1.05-1.44) .01 1.28 (1.08-1.50) .004
51 000-75 000 765 (22.8) 1.32 (1.14-1.51) <.001 1.35 (1.17-1.56) <.001
≤50 000 484 (25.8) 1.55 (1.33-1.81) <.001 1.52 (1.30-1.79) <.001
Distance, miles
≤10 1355 (21.7) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
11-20 374 (21.6) 1.00 (0.88-1.14) .97 1.05 (0.91-1.20) .51
21-30 103 (25.1) 1.21 (0.96-1.53) .10 1.33 (1.05-1.69) .02
>30 171 (27.5) 1.37 (1.14-1.65) .001 1.55 (1.28-1.88) <.001
Eye involvement
Bilateral 518 (18.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Unilateral 1485 (24.2) 1.45 (1.30-1.62) <.001 1.44 (1.28-1.61) <.001

Abbreviation: AGI, adjusted gross income (rounded to the nearest $1000); ND, no data.

a

Multivariate analysis adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, regional average AGI, distance, and eye involvement.

b

Other includes Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander.