Table 2. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) derived from binominal logistic regression analyses as indicators of association between eyes diseases and arthritis at Wave 1 and 2.
| Eyes diseases | Cases/participants | Outcomes |
Crude model OR (95% CI) |
Model 1 OR (95% CI) |
Model 2 OR (95% CI) |
Model 3 OR (95% CI) |
|
| Cataracts | Without | 7535/8423 | 1Arthritis (ALL) | 2.532 | 2.459 | 2.262 | 2.000 |
| With | 888/8423 | (2.196-2.918) | (2.13-2.836) | (1.955-2.616) | (1.717-2.327) | ||
| *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
| Glaucoma | Without | 8228/8423 | 1.568 | 1.589 | 1.498 | 1.368 | |
| With | 195/8423 | (1.162-2.101) | (1.174-2.134) | (1.104-2.017) | (0.999-1.859) | ||
| ** | ** | ** | ** | ||||
| Other eyes | Without | 7075/8423 | 2.235 | 2.184 | 2.039 | 1.826 | |
| diseases | With | 1348/8423 | (1.979-2.522) | (1.933-2.467) | (1.801-2.307) | (1.605-2.077) | |
| *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
| Cataracts | Without | 7535/8423 | 1Arthritis (OS) | 2.170 | 2.058 | 1.993 | 1.770 |
| With | 888/8423 | (1.818-2.579) | (1.721-2.452) | (1.661-2.383) | (1.465-2.132) | ||
| *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
| Glaucoma | Without | 8228/8423 | 1.394 | 1.419 | 1.378 | 1.270 | |
| With | 195/8423 | (0.933-2.018) | (0.946-2.066) | (0.917-2.008) | (0.84-1.866) | ||
| Other eyes | Without | 7075/8423 | 1.825 | 1.748 | 1.697 | 1.509 | |
| diseases | With | 1348/8423 | (1.560-2.129) | (1.491-2.043) | (1.445-1.988) | (1.277-1.778) | |
| *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
| Cataracts | Without | 7535/8423 | 1Arthritis (RA) | 1.712 | 1.691 | 1.546 | 1.331 |
| With | 888/8423 | (1.374-2.115) | (1.357-2.091) | (1.235-1.919) | (1.057-1.664) | ||
| *** | *** | *** | * | ||||
| Glaucoma | Without | 8228/8423 | 1.346 | 1.349 | 1.269 | 1.155 | |
| With | 195/8423 | (0.826-2.081) | (0.828-2.086) | (0.778-1.966) | (0.703-1.805) | ||
| Other eyes | Without | 7075/8423 | 1.743 | 1.727 | 1.607 | 1.428 | |
| diseases | With | 1348/8423 | (1.445-2.091) | (1.432-2.073) | (1.329-1.936) | (1.174-1.73) | |
| *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
| Cataracts | Without | 7535/8423 | 1Arthritis (Other) | 1.800 | 1.781 | 1.620 | 1.494 |
| With | 888/8423 | (1.281-2.476) | (1.267-2.452) | (1.144-2.246) | (1.047-2.089) | ||
| *** | *** | ** | * | ||||
| Glaucoma | Without | 8228/8423 | 2.289 | 2.294 | 2.173 | 2.143 | |
| With | 195/8423 | (1.225-3.918) | (1.227-3.927) | (1.161-3.728) | (1.139-3.703) | ||
| ** | ** | ** | * | ||||
| Other eyes | Without | 7075/8423 | 1.884 | 1.869 | 1.739 | 1.636 | |
| diseases | With | 1348/8423 | (1.416-2.486) | (1.399-2.467) | (1.296-2.308) | (1.211-2.186) | |
| *** | *** | *** | ** | ||||
| Cataracts | Without | 4850/5235 | 2Arthritis (ALL) | 2.318 | 2.308 | 2.199 | 2.002 |
| With | 385/5235 | (1.748-3.038) | (1.74-3.025) | (1.651-2.894) | (1.495-2.651) | ||
| *** | *** | *** | *** | ||||
| Glaucoma | Without | 5134/5235 | 2.231 | 2.238 | 2.150 | 1.917 | |
| With | 101/5235 | (1.306-3.626) | (1.309-3.639) | (1.255-3.502) | (1.111-3.147) | ||
| *** | ** | ** | * | ||||
| Other eyes | Without | 4597/5235 | 1.911 | 1.901 | 1.825 | 1.654 | |
| diseases | With | 638/5235 | (1.501-2.415) | (1.492-2.401) | (1.429-2.313) | (1.289-2.106) | |
| *** | *** | *** | *** |
Model 1 adjusted for age, sex. Model 2 adjusted for Model 1 and smoking status, marital status. Model 3 adjusted for Model 2 and psychiatric problems (such as depression and anxiety), high blood pressure, osteoporosis, physical activity (time), physical activity (degree), BMI, TRIG, LDL, HDL, CHOL.
Abbreviations: 1Arthritis (ALL), Arthritis (ALL) at Wave 1; 1Arthritis (OS), Arthritis (osteoarthritis) at Wave 1; 1Arthritis (RA), Arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis) at Wave 1; 2Arthritis (ALL), Arthritis (ALL) at Wave 2; ***, p-value < 0.001; **, p-value < 0.01; *, p-value < 0.05.