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Br J Ophthalmol 82:731-736 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.7.731
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Pulsatile ocular blood flow investigation in asymmetric normal tension glaucoma and normal subjects

Table 6

Multivariate regression analysis. Dependent variable log POBF

Independent variables Coefficient p Value 95% Confidence intervals
Age (years) −0.0047 <0.001 (−0.006, −0.003)
Sex 0.17 <0.001 (0.13, 0.21)
IOP (mm Hg) −0.027 <0.001 (−0.032, −0.022)
Refraction (D) 0.051 <0.001 (0.042, 0.059)
Pulse rate (beats/min) 0.004 <0.001 (0.003, 0.005)
NTG eyes abnormal field −0.165 <0.001 (−0.238, −0.092)
  • Independent variables age, IOP, refraction and pulse rate were introduced as continuous. Sex was analysed as categorical variable, 1 = male; 2 = female. NTG was introduced as dichotomous variable; 0 = normal, 1 = NTG. Adjusted r  2 = 0.313, residual SD = 0.0072.

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