Table 5

Multivariate regression analysis. Dependent variable log POBF

Independent variablesCoefficientp Value95% Confidence intervals
Age (years)−0.0046<0.001(−0.006, −0.003)
Sex0.170<0.001(0.131, 0.21)
IOP (mm Hg)−0.027<0.001(−0.032, −0.022)
Refraction (D)0.049<0.001(0.041, 0.058)
Pulse rate (beats/min)0.0038<0.001(0.002, 0.005)
NTG eyes normal field−0.0990.007(−0.17, −0.027)
  • Independent variables age, IOP, refraction, and pulse rate were introduced as continuous. Sex was analysed as categorical variable, 1 = male; 2 = female. NTG was introduced as dichotomous variable; 0 = normal, 1 = NTG. Adjusted r  2 = 0.291, residual SD = 0.007.