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. 2021 Feb 10;18(4):1714. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041714

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of PM2.5 level and POAG.

Odd ratio (95% CI)
Univariate Multivariate
PM2.5 WHO standard level (reference: normal level)
WHO 1.0 level 0.818 (0.595–1.126) 0.825 (0.588–1.158)
WHO 1.5 level 0.983 (0.706–1.370) 0.982 (0.690–1.396)
WHO 2.0 level 2.004 (1.308–3.071) 1.668 (1.045–2.663)
Gender (reference: female)
Male 1.000 (0.841–1.189) 1.093 (0.911–1.311)
Age (reference:general population)
Per year 0.998 (0.983–1.013) 0.999 (0.982–1.015)
Low income (reference: no)
yes 1.000 (0.837–1.195) 0.744 (0.603–0.919)
Urbanization level (reference: highly urbanized)
Moderate urbanization 0.767 (0.609–0.967) 0.822 (0.642–1.053)
Emerging town 0.559 (0.418–0.747) 0.640 (0.469–0.872)
General town 0.611 (0.468–0.796) 0.628 (0.464–0.852)
Aged Township 0.591 (0.360–0.972) 0.545 (0.320–0.927)
Agricultural town 0.540 (0.366–0.794) 0.471 (0.307–0.723)
Remote township 0.436 (0.278–0.685) 0.413 (0.254–0.669)
Comorbidity (reference: no)
Hypertension 1.366 (1.135–1.645) 1.074 (0.873–1.320)
Ischemic heart disease 1.378 (1.116–1.700) 1.090 (0.865–1.374)
Hyperlipidemia 1.824 (1.532–2.172) 1.588 (1.305–1.932)
Congestive heart failure 1.231 (0.939–1.613) 1.015 (0.752–1.371)
Peripheral vascular disease 1.708 (1.304–2.236) 1.393 (0.998–1.943)
Atrial fibrillation 2.188 (1.430–3.347) 2.088 (1.324–3.292)
Ischemic stroke 0.891 (0.538–1.476) 0.796 (0.471–1.347)
Headaches 1.319 (1.064–1.635) 1.204 (0.954–1.519)
Migraines 1.573 (1.016–2.437) 1.417 (0.891–2.253)
Epilepsy and recurrent 1.576 (0.879–2.827) 1.635 (0.891–3.002)
Dementia 1.019 (0.723–1.435) 0.902 (0.625–1.301)
Rheumatoid arthritis 1.177 (0.741–1.871) 1.031 (0.635–1.675)
Systemic lupus erythematosus 2.672 (0.446–16.023) 3.126 (0.468–20.892)
Diabetes 1.481 (1.232–1.779) 1.175 (0.958–1.440)
Asthma 1.047 (0.857–1.279) 0.934 (0.755–1.155)
Chronic kidney disease 1.203 (0.832–1.739) 0.943 (0.638–1.394)
Hepatitis B 1.235 (0.643–2.373) 0.993 (0.502–1.963)
Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid–Base Disorders 1.698 (1.035–2.784) 1.455 (0.866–2.446)
Tuberculosis 1.016 (0.583–1.771) 1.004 (0.562–1.793)
Anemia 1.581 (1.236–2.021) 1.410 (1.085–1.833)
Peptic ulcer 1.616 (1.199–2.178) 1.577 (1.157–2.149)
Depression 1.237 (0.701–2.180) 1.025 (0.568–1.850)
Malignant disease 1.424 (1.120–1.811) 1.280 (0.995–1.646)

Abbreviation: CI: confidence interval. Adjusted for gender, age, low income, urbanization level, and comorbidity.