Statistical data (bivariate analysis) on the associations of the prevalence of early age related maculopathy (ARM) and late ARM with ocular and general parameters
| Early ARM | Late ARM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval. | |||
| Number | 63/4376 (1.4%) | 7/4376 (0.2%) | |
| Age | p<0.001 (95% CI:1.02 to1.06) | p<0.002 (95% CI: 1.03 to1.15) | |
| Hyperopic refractive error | p<0.001 (95% CI:1.10 to1.34) | p = 0.16 (95% CI: 0.76 to 1.05) | |
| Lower level of education | p = 0.04 (95% CI:0.75 to 0.99) | p = 0.22 (95% CI: 0.51 to 1.19) | |
| Rural area | p = 0.001 (95% CI:0.38 to 0.79) | p = 0.77 (OR: 0.79; 95% CI: 0.25 to 2.45) | |
| Self reported diagnosis | |||
| Arterial hypertension | p = 0.08 (OR: 1.48; 95% CI: 0.99 to 2.24) | p = 0.30 (OR: 1.82; 95% CI: 0.55 to 6.00) | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | p = 0.14 (OR: 1.83; 95% CI: 0.89 to 3.79) | p = 1.00 (OR: 1.00; 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.00) | |
| Intraocular pressure | p = 0.10 (95% CI: 0.90 to 1.01) | p = 0.95 (95% CI: 0.86 to 1.18) | |
| Optic disc size | p = 0.10 (95% CI: 0.38; 1.10) | p = 0.80 (95% CI: 0.29; 4.96) | |
| Size of beta zone of peripapillary atrophy | p = 0.20 (95% CI: 0.50 to 1.15). | p = 0.05 (95% CI: 1.00 to 1.29) | |
| Self reported diagnosis | |||
| of diabetes mellitus | p = 0.39 (OR: 1.37; 95% CI: 0.66 to 2.85) | p = 0.35 (OR: 2.68; 95% CI: 0.32 to 22.3) | |
| Hyperlipidaemia | p = 1.0 (OR: 1.00; 95% CI: 0.60 to 1.68) | p = 1.0 (OR: 0.58; 95% CI: 0.07 to 4.84) | |
| Coronary heart disease | p = 0.39 (OR: 1.23; 95% CI: 0.73 to 2.07) | p = 0.19 (OR: OR: 2.27; 95% CI: 0.61 to 8.38) | |
| Cortical cataract | p = 0.72 (95% CI: 0.88 to 1.21) | p = 0.89 (95% CI: 0.99; 1.01) | |
| Subcapsular cataract | p = 0.98 (95% CI: 0.85 to 1.18) | p = 0.67 | |
| Nuclear cataract | p = 0.26 (95% CI: 0.96 to 1.17) | p = 0.30 (95% CI: 0.04; 1.97) | |
| Sex | p = 0.23 (OR: 0.80; 95% CI: 0.56 to 1.14) | p = 0.57 (OR: 1.56; 95% CI: 0.47 to 5.17) | |
| Cataract surgery | p = 1.0 (OR: 0.96; 95% CI: 0.13 to 6.95) | p = 1.00 (OR: 1.00; 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.00) | |
| Alpha zone of peripapillary atrophy | p = 0.46 (95% CI: 0.49; 1.38) | p = 0.65 (95% CI: 0.07; 4.71). | |
| Diagnosis of glaucomatous optic nerve damage | p = 0.77 (OR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.15 to 2.52) | p = 1.00 (OR: 1.00; 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.00) | |
| History of smoking | p = 0.66 (OR: 1.14; 95% CI: 0.65 to 2.00) | p = 1.00 (OR: 1.01; 95% CI: 0.20 to 5.23) | |
| Current smoking | p = 0.87 (OR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.47 to 1.69) | p = 1.00 (OR: 0.57; 95% CI: 0.07 to 4.73) | |
| Daily amounr of current smoking or former smoking | p = 0.36 (95% CI: 0.34 to 19.63) | p = 0.33 (95% CI: 0.34 to 19.63) | |