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. 2021 Mar 11;139(5):508–515. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.0114

Table 3. Univariate and Multivariate Results Assessing Correlation With Loss to Follow-up.

Variable Univariate Multivariate
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age 1.021 (0.999-1.044) .07 1.065 (1.029-1.105) <.001
White race/ethnicity 1.391 (0.708-2.950) .36 4.006 (1.587-11.055) .005
Women 0.828 (0.499-1.375) .46 0.841 (0.465-1.524) .57
Live independently (vs assisted living) 0.288 (0.142-0.588) <.001 0.296 (0.129-0.678) <.001
Live alone 1.749 (1.018-2.977) .04 1.831 (0.974-3.429) .06
Finished college or completed advanced degree 0.613 (0.367-1.017) .06 NA NA
Personally know someone infected with COVID-19 0.971 (0.516-1.756) .92 NA NA
Location (Emory) 1.506 (0.878-2.657) .15 1.678 (0.899-3.220) .11
Received treatment at satellite clinic 1.160 (0.671-1.974) .59 NA NA
Self-reported fair or poor health 2.249 (1.310-4.055) .003 2.417 (1.293-4.512) .006
No. of comorbidities 1.438 (1.144-1.821) .002 NA NA
Treatment indication of DR (vs AMD) 1.704 (1.006-2.865) .046 8.130 (3.367-20.408) <.001
Treated eye ≥3 lines better vision than fellow eye, or treated in both eyes 0.773 (0.464-1.280) .32 NA NA
Self-reported fair, poor, or very poor vision 2.266 (1.310-4.055) .004 NA NA
Very or moderately concerned for permanent vision loss due to missed appointments from pandemic 1.607 (0.969-2.684) .07 1.755 (0.969-3.219) .07
Perceived extremely likely or likely to be exposed to COVID-19 at eye clinic 4.338 (2.300-8.200) <.001 3.900 (1.831-8.403) <.001
Willing to accept a maximum of 1:100 000 or less risk of exposure to maintain vision 1.220 (0.700-2.089) .47 NA NA

Abbreviations: AMD, age-related macular degeneration; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; DR, diabetic retinopathy; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio.