Table 2.

Association analysis of factors leading to cataract surgery within 5 years. Data from the German Gutenberg Health Study (2007–17) including bilateral phakic subjects at baseline. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was computed

	Unilateral cataract surgery		Bilateral cataract surgery		Any cataract surgery
	OR (95% CI)	p	OR (95% CI)	p	OR (95% CI)	p
Age:		< 0.001		< 0.001		< 0.001
35–44 years	Reference		Reference		Reference
45–54 years	1.54 (0.57; 4.18)		3.48 (1.17; 10.37)		2.32 (1.12; 4.78)
55–64 years	6.93 (2.93; 16.4)		15.7 (5.73; 43.2)		10.5 (5.50; 20.2)
65–74 years	14.2 (6.08; 33.3)		79.5 (29.4; 216)		43.8 (23.2; 83.0)
Sex (female)	1.09 (0.76; 1.57)	0.64	1.09 (0.87; 1.38)	0.44	1.11 (0.90; 1.35)	0.33
Socioeconomic status	1.02 (0.97; 1.06)	0.49	0.98 (0.95; 1.01)	0.18	0.99 (0.97; 1.02)	0.45
Diabetes (yes)	1.06 (0.62; 1.83)	0.82	1.44 (1.06; 1.96)	0.019	1.36 (1.03; 1.79)	0.031
Health insurance (private)	0.80 (0.25; 2.57)	0.70	1.40 (0.74; 2.64)	0.31	1.22 (0.69; 2.15)	0.50
Glaucoma (yes)	1.72 (0.74; 4.02)	0.24	2.56 (1.59; 4.14)	<0.001	2.52 (1.62; 3.93)	<0.001
AMD (yes)	–	–	2.79 (1.04; 7.49)	0.059	2.04 (0.76; 5.45)	0.18
Corneal disease (yes)	0.61 (0.15; 2.51)	0.46	1.06 (0.55; 2.05)	0.87	0.94 (0.69; 2.15)	0.84