Table 3.
Association between retinal vascular abnormalities and risk factors in rural southwestern Harbin, China
| Focal Retinal Vascular Abnormalities | Generalized Narrowing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal arteriolar narrowing | Arteriovenous nicking | Arteriolar sheathing | Retinopathy | ||||||||
| % | OR(95% CI)† | % | OR(95% CI)† | % | OR(95% CI)† | % | OR(95% CI)† | % | OR(95% CI)† | ||
| Hypertension | No | 6.2 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 |
| YES | 12.6 | 2.15 (1.77,2.62)** | 12.5 | 2.22 (1.82,2.71)** | 6.8 | 1.95 (1.51,2.54)** | 8.8 | 1.81 (1.44,2.26)** | 8.4 | 1.98 (1.57,2.50)** | |
| Hyperlipidaemia | No | 8.0 | 1 | 8.6 | 1 | 4.6 | 1 | 6.1 | 1 | 4.9 | 1 |
| YES | 13.4 | 2.60 (2.03,3.33)** | 10.2 | 1.51 (1.17,1.95)** | 6.5 | 2.51 (1.80,3.50)** | 8.8 | 2.16 (1.62,2.88)** | 11.1 | 4.21 (3.15,5.62)** | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | No | 9.0 | 1 | 8.9 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 6.8 | 1 | 6.1 | 1 |
| YES | 10.2 | 1.09 (0.79,1.52) | 9.7 | 1.08 (0.77,1.51) | 4.2 | 0.76 (0.46,1.24) | 5.1 | 0.75 (0.48,1.17) | 7.4 | 1.19 (0.82,1.75) | |
| Stroke History | No | 9.0 | 1 | 8.9 | 1 | 4.9 | 1 | 6.4 | 1 | 6.2 | 1 |
| YES | 13.4 | 1.56 (0.86,2.82) | 12.4 | 1.43 (0.78,2.64) | 6.2 | 1.04 (0.69,1.56) | 18.6 | 3.27 (1.93,5.54)** | 8.2 | 1.35 (0.65,2.80) | |
| CHD | No | 8.6 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 4.9 | 1 | 6.4 | 1 | 6.1 | 1 |
| YES | 14.0 | 1.72 (1.31,2.25)** | 14.8 | 1.89 (1.45,2.46)** | 5.4 | 1.24 (0.54,2.87) | 8.5 | 1.26 (0.91,1.76) | 7.1 | 1.13 (0.79,1.62) | |
| Smoking Status | Never | 7.1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 4.1 | 1 | 5.8 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Past | 11.4 | 1.77 (1.40,2.23)** | 15.2 | 2.71 (2.17,3.38)** | 7.0 | 1.75 (1.31,2.34)** | 10.0 | 1.60 (1.25,2.06)** | 9.4 | 3.24 (2.43,4.32)** | |
| Current | 12.7 | 2.17 (1.70,2.77)** | 9.1 | 1.56 (1.19,2.05)** | 5.1 | 1.50 (1.05,2.13)* | 5.1 | 0.90 (0.65,1.27) | 12.2 | 5.13 (3.82,6.90)** | |
| Alcohol Drinking Status | Never | 7.2 | 1 | 7.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 5.5 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Past | 16.4 | 3.30 (2.63,4.14)** | 15.1 | 2.60 (2.06,3.27)** | 7.0 | 2.23 (1.63,3.05)** | 9.8 | 1.77 (1.35,2.32)** | 10.3 | 3.16 (2.39,4.19)** | |
| Current | 9.4 | 1.71 (1.23,2.38)** | 9.2 | 1.51 (1.08,2.10)* | 6.2 | 2.03 (1.35,3.05)** | 8.7 | 1.79 (1.27,2.54)** | 12.3 | 4.09 (2.96,5.65)** | |
Footnotes: The associations between retinal vascular abnormalities and risk factors were determined using logistic regressions,
*P < 0.05;**P < 0.01.†OR(95% CI) = Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval, adjusted for age, gender and left/right eyes
CHD:Coronary Heart Disease History