Table 3.
Adjusted Multivariable Cox Regression Models for Likelihood of Receiving Eye Care Among US Medicare Beneficiaries with and without Diagnosed Dementia
| Unadjusted Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
Adjusted Hazard Ratio1 (95% Confidence Interval) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any Eye Care Provider Visit (n = 4,451,200) | |||
| Incident or Prevalent Dementia, versus No Dementia | 0.79 (0.79–0.79) | 0.69 (0.69–0.70) | <0.0001 |
| Ophthalmologist Visit (n = 4,451,200) | |||
| Incident or Prevalent Dementia, versus No Dementia | 0.63 (0.63–0.64) | 0.55 (0.55–0.55) | <0.0001 |
| Cataract Surgery2 (n = 2,427,005) | |||
| Incident or Prevalent Dementia, versus No Dementia | 0.54 (0.53–0.54) | 0.62 (0.62–0.63) | <0.0001 |
1
Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, urban/rural geographic location, year of plan entry, presence of eye care visits at baseline, Charlson Comorbidity Index, skilled nursing facility institutionalization, depression, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
2
Among the subset of beneficiaries seen by an ophthalmologist (necessary for cataract surgery)