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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2020 Jun 21;128(1):48–57. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.06.027

Table 4.

Univariable and Multivariable Linear Mixed Models of the Effect of Each Clinical Characteristic on the Rate of Change of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer (RNFL) Thickness Over Time.

Characteristic Univariable Model Multivariable Model 1 Multivariable Model 2
Coefficient P‒value Coefficient P‒value Coefficient P‒value
Diagnosis,
 GS 0 (base) 0 (base) 0 (base)
 POAG −0.084 0.005 −0.148 <0.001 −0.124 0.001
 Other −0.242 <0.001 −0.241 <0.001 −0.205 <0.001
Age at baseline, per 10 years older −0.028 0.006 −0.063 <0.001 −0.055 <0.001
Sex, female 0.041 0.116 0.053 0.089 0.046 0.132
Race, Black or African American −0.055 0.056 −0.028 0.451 −0.019 0.594
Follow-up, years −0.011 0.092 −0.038 <0.001 −0.034 <0.001
Baseline mean global RNFL thickness, per 10μm thicker −0.045 0.001 −0.050 <0.001 −0.063 <0.001
CCT, per40μm thinner 0.007 0.551 −0.019 0.262 −0.012 0.431
Average IOP during follow-up, per 1 mmHg higher −0.054 <0.001 −0.051 0.001 --- ---
Peak IOP during follow-up, per 1 mmHg higher −0.049 <0.001 --- --- −0.038 <0.001

Boldface indicates statistical significance (P<0.05).

CCT = central corneal thickness; IOP = intraocular pressure; GS = glaucoma suspect; POAG = primary open-angle glaucoma; SD = standard deviation; RNFL = Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer.