Table 2

ORs for POAG and PACG in terms of age, gender, geographic subregion and habitation type from Bayesian meta-regression model

UnadjustedAge and gender adjusted
POAGPACGPOAGPACG
Age, decade1.54 (1.40 to 1.70)*2.21 (1.92 to 2.57)*1.50 (1.39 to 1.63)*†2.18 (1.89 to 2.54)*†
Gender, male1.47 (1.16 to 1.86)*0.59 (0.44 to 0.79)*1.37 (1.17 to 1.59)*‡0.54 (0.41 to 0.71)*‡
Geographic subregion§
 South-EastReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 East0.88 (0.39 to 1.76)2.85 (1.18 to 5.61)*0.88 (0.32 to 1.98)5.55 (1.52 to 14.73)*
 South-Central1.03 (0.43 to 2.05)1.51 (0.55 to 3.22)1.11 (0.36 to 2.71)3.90 (0.86 to 11.13)
Habitation type
 RuralReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Urban1.72 (1.06 to 2.58)*0.76 (0.37 to 1.36)2.11 (1.57 to 2.38)*0.93 (0.50 to 1.62)
 Mixed2.08 (0.59 to 5.34)1.28 (0.39 to 3.38)2.42 (0.71 to 6.47)2.46 (0.63 to 6.82)
  • Data are OR (95% credible intervals).

  • *Significant results are indicated.

  • †Adjusted for gender only.

  • ‡Adjusted for age only.

  • §Age-specific data not available for Western Asia.

  • PACG, primary angle closure glaucoma; POAG, primary open angle glaucoma.