Table 3

Raised tHcy as a risk factor for retinal vascular occlusive disease. Odds ratios for retinal vascular occlusive disease conferred by elevated tHcy in different case groupings

UnivariateMultivariate adjusted
Versus 87 controlsOdds ratio95% CIOdds ratio95% CI
All cases (n=87)2.891.52–5.502.85 1.43–5.68
Arterial (n=26)2.531.02–6.292.02 0.76–5.33
All vein (n=61)3.051.52–6.133.33 1.56–7.14
Central vein (n=40) 4.001.81–8.824.01 1.70–9.48
Branch vein (n=21)1.820.66–4.971.87 0.64–5.42
  • Terms were included in the model for cholesterol, glaucoma, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoking.

  • Terms included were as listed above (), but excluding glaucoma.