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. 2021 Apr 1;14(2):169–177. doi: 10.1159/000514096

Table 2.

Results of the univariate and multivariate analysis

Variable Univariate analysis, n (%) Multivariate analysis
OR 95% CI p value
Model 1. Outcome: elevated BP/HTN log-likelihood = −67.877, X2 = 21.19, p value = 0.0007, number of obs. = 527
BMI
 Low/normal weight 5 (1.6) 1.00a
 Overweight or obese 15 (6.3) 4.26 1.35–13.42 0.013
X2 = 8.99, 1 df, p = 0.003
Steroid therapy
 No 6 (2.1) 1.00a
 Yes 13 (5.2) 2.26 0.81–6.30 0.117
X2 = 3.96, 1 df, p = 0.046
Daily servings of fruit and vegetables
 Inadequate 14 (4.4) 1.00a
 Adequate 5 (2.2) 0.51 0.17–1.52 0.231
X2 = 1.84, 1 df, p = 0.175
Having had breakfast on the day of examination
 No 6 (10) 1.00a
 Yes 13 (2.7) 0.30 0.10–0.86 0.026
X2 = 8.32, 1 df, p = 0.004
Consumption of snacks
 Inadequate 15 (3) 1.00a
 Adequate 4 (9.5) 0.36 0.10–1.25 0.109
Consumption of soft drinks/fruit juices
 Adequate 3 (4.1)
 Inadequate 16 (3.4)
X2 = 0.08, 1df, p = 0.771 Backward elimination
Physical activity
 Inadequate 3 (2.33)
 Moderate 16 (4.5)
 Adequate − (–)
X2 = 3.38, 2df, p = 0.184 Backward elimination

Model 2. Outcome: high IOP log-likelihood = 13.231, X2 = 0.01, p value <0.0001, number of obs. = 534
Elevated BP/HTN
 No 61 (11.5) 1.00a
 Yes 8 (42.1) 5.36 1.95–14.73 0.001
X2 = 15.72, 1 df, p < 0.001
Time spent on homework
 ≤2 h/day 33 (10.8) 1.00a
 >2 h/day 32 (14.1) 1.32 0.77–2.24 0.301
X2 = 1.36, 1 df, p = 0.242
Steroid therapy
 No 38 (13.1) 1.00a
 Yes 31 (12.6) 0.81 0.57–1.13 0.221
X2 = 0.03, 1 df, p = 0.861
Refractive errors
 None 28 (11.6) 1.00a
 Hyperopia 31 (14.4) 1.28 0.75–2.18 0.359
 Myopia 4 (14.8) Backward elimination
 Astigmatism 1 (7.1) Backward elimination
 More than one refractive error 5 (9.6) Backward elimination
X2 = 1.76, 4 df, p = 0.780

Bold p values are statistically significant.

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Reference category.