rss
Br J Ophthalmol 82:901-906 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.8.901
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy among Omani diabetics

Table 5

Multiple logistic regression analysis of risk factors for any retinopathy as well as for different grades of retinopathy

DR/No DR Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
RR (CI)/P RR (CI)/P RR (CI)/P
Age (years) 0.008 1.1  (0.8,  1.9)/0.3 1 (0.2, 2)/0.3 1.6  (1.4,  3.1)/0.06
Duration (years) <0.0001 4 (2,  6)/0.004 5 (2, 8)/0.003 1.1 (0.7,  2.1)/0.07
IHD 0.9
SBP (mm Hg) 0.5
DBP (mm Hg) 0.007 1.1 (0.5,  2.3)/0.06 5 (3, 8)/0.04 5 (2,  8)/0.002
FCG (mmol/l) 0.42
Urea 0.5
Creatinine 0.002 0.7 (0.5,  2.2)/0.23 4 (2, 7)/0.02 5 (3,  9)/0.01
Cholesterol <0.0001 1.5 (.8,  2.7)/0.08 5 (3, 8)/0.05 5 (2,  7)/0.002
Triglycerides <0.0001 2 (1,  3)/0.07 8 (5, 11)/0.02 11 (7,  13)/0.001
Goodness of model fit 74.2% 76.9% 78.7% 74.7%

This Article

Register for free content


Free sample
This recent issue is free to all users to allow everyone the opportunity to see the full scope and typical content of BJO.
View free sample issue >>

Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.