Table 5

Relative odds (95% confidence intervals) for risk factors for diabetic retinopathy

Relative oddsAdjusted relative odds
*p<0.05
Age (years)
    50–5911
    60–691.00 (0.53 to 1.90)1.20 (0.57 to 2.52)
    >701.55 (0.76 to 3.20)1.38 (0.59 to 3.20)
Sex
    Male11
    Female0.84 (0.48 to 1.47)1.02 (0.51 to 2.05)
Literacy
    Illiterate11
    Literate0.69 (0.33 to 1.43)0.81 (0.34 to 1.94)
Place of residence
    Urban11
    Rural0.48 (0.26 to 0.89)0.68 (0.31 to 1.50)
Duration of diabetes (years)
    <511
    5–101.58 (0.76 to 3.20)1.24 (0.58 to 2.66)
    >105.28 (2.58 to 10.78)*3.01 (1.32 to 6.86)*
Current use of insulin
    No11
    Yes12.16 (3.28 to 45.08)*10.56 (1.15 to 97.47)*
BMI
    Normal11
    Lean0.72 (0.22 to 2.35)0.72 (0.19 to 2.70)
    Overweight0.92 (0.48 to 1.79)0.87 (0.42 to 1.81)
    Obese0.36 (0.12 to 1.11)0.46 (0.14 to 1.49)
Hypertension
    No11
    Yes1.16 (0.61 to 2.21)1.01 (0.47 to 2.16)