Table 6

Multivariate regression analysis. Dependent variable log POBF

Independent variablesCoefficientp Value95% Confidence intervals
Age (years)−0.0047<0.001(−0.006, −0.003)
Sex0.17<0.001(0.13, 0.21)
IOP (mm Hg)−0.027<0.001(−0.032, −0.022)
Refraction (D)0.051<0.001(0.042, 0.059)
Pulse rate (beats/min)0.004<0.001(0.003, 0.005)
NTG eyes abnormal field−0.165<0.001(−0.238, −0.092)
  • 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 = 0.313, residual SD = 0.0072.