Table 6
Significant risk factors according to the various clinical groups
| Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drusen OR | Pigment epithelium alterations OR | Geographic atrophy OR | Exudative maculopathy OR | |
| Cardiovascular disease: | ||||
| Systemic hypertension | 1.73 (1.25–2.40) | |||
| Coronary artery disease | NS | 3.19 (1.81–5.64) | 1.49 (1.03–2.15) | |
| Hypertension or coronary artery disease | ||||
| Spherical equivalent (emmetropia): | ||||
| Myopia | 0.94 (0.58–1.50) | NS | NS | 0.92 (0.63–1.35) |
| Hyperopia | 1.42 (1.01–1.98) | 1.82 (1.34–2.48) | ||
| Lens opacities or previous cataract surgery | 1.78 (1.28–2.46) | 1.80 (1.24–2.59) | 1.78 (1.23–2.59) | 1.44 (1.09–1.89) |
