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Br J Ophthalmol 87:1121-1125 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.9.1121
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The association between statin use and age related maculopathy

Table 3

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between statin use and ARM stratified according to presence of medical conditions

Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted† OR (95% CI)
*Estimate not possible owing to limited number of subjects in this subcategory.
†Adjusted for diabetes, lipid metabolism disorders, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and arterial disease where appropriate.
Diabetes
    No 0.49 (0.32 to 0.73) 0.27 (0.17 to 0.43)
    Yes 0.30 (0.13 to 0.68) 0.39 (0.14 to 1.06)
Lipid metabolism disorders
    No 0.49 (0.31 to 0.78) 0.35 (0.23 to 0.55)
    Yes 0.23 (0.09 to 0.59) 0.06 (0.01 to 1.18)
Hypertension
    No 0.55 (0.30 to 1.02) 0.31 (0.17 to 0.57)
    Yes 0.32 (0.20 to 0.49) 0.30 (0.17 to 0.53)
Cardiovascular disease
    No 0.36 (0.19 to 0.66) 0.27 (0.15 to 0.48)
    Yes 0.34 (0.20 to 0.58) 0.31 (0.16 to 0.57)
Cerebrovascular disease
    No 0.50 (0.33 to 0.69) 0.31 (0.21 to 0.46)
    Yes * *
Arterial disease
    No 0.44 (0.30 to 0.64) 0.28 (0.19 to 0.42)
    Yes 0.31 (0.03 to 3.18) *

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