Table 3

 Multivariate adjusted effects of socioeconomic status on intraocular pressure

Adjusted for age and CCTAdjusted for age, CCT and SBPAdjusted for age, CCT and BMIAdjusted for age, CCT, SBP and BMI
Coefficient (95% CI)p ValueCoefficient (95% CI)p ValueCoefficient (95% CI)p ValueCoefficient (95% CI)p Value
BMI, body mass index; CCT, central corneal thickness; IOP, intraocular pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SGD, Singaporean dollars.
p Value from test for association.
Coefficient, difference in mean IOP between people in higher levels of explanatory variable (education, primary, secondary or tertiary; income = 100–200SGD or >2000SGD) and baseline level (education, no formal education; monthly income, 0–1000SGD), with all other adjusted parameters held constant.
Right eye
    Education
    Intercept5.37 (2.06 to 9.08)1.32 (−2.29 to 4.92)4.82 (1.12 to 8.51)1.2 (−2.51 to 4.89)
    Primary0.37 (−0.26 to 1)0.37 (−0.25 to 0.99)0.42 (−0.2 to 1.04)0.4 (−0.22 to 1.02)
    Secondary0.16 (−0.69 to 1)0.24 (−0.55 to 1.02)0.23 (−0.63 to 1.08)0.26 (−0.54 to 1.07)
    Tertiary−0.78 (−1.66 to 0.1)−0.43 (−1.25 to 0.38)−0.59 (−1.51 to 0.32)−0.37 (−1.24 to 0.49)
<0.010.040.020.06
Monthly income (SGD)
    Intercept5.89 (2.52 to 9.26)1.55 (−1.90 to 5)5.1 (1.51 to 8.69)1.43 (−2.14 to 5.02)
    1000–2000−0.19 (−0.89 to 0.51)−0.1 (−0.74 to 0.55)−0.17 (−0.86 to 0.52)−0.1 (−0.76 to 0.56)
    >2000−0.72 (−1.52 to 0.08)−0.44 (−1.19 to 0.3)−0.68 (−1.47 to 0.11)−0.44 (−1.2 to 0.32)
0.120.350.130.36
Left eye
    Education
    Intercept4.55 (0.9 to 8.21)0.24 (−3.47 to 3.96)3.95 (0.19 to 7.72)0.23 (−3.48 to 3.95)
    Primary0.02 (−0.49 to 0.54)0.02 (−0.47 to 0.52)0.04 (−0.48 to 0.55)0.01 (−0.49 to 0.51)
    Secondary0.08 (−0.71 to 0.87)0.16 (−0.57 to 0.88)0.1 (−0.67 to 0.87)0.14 (−0.58 to 0.85)
    Tertiary−0.84 (−1.82 to 0.15)−0.49 (−1.43 to 0.46)−0.75 (−1.73 to 0.24)−0.51 (−1.46 to 0.43)
0.050.270.090.27
Monthly income (SGD)
    Intercept4.70 (1.19 to 8.21)0.53 (−3 to 4.06)4.03 (0.43 to 7.64)0.43 (−3.12 to 3.98)
    1000–2000−0.45 (−1 to 0.12)−0.37 (−0.88 to 0.15)−0.44 (−0.99 to 0.11)−0.38 (−0.9 to 0.14)
    >2000−0.97 (−1.65 to −0.3)−0.71 (−1.34 to −0.08)−0.96 (−1.60 to −0.32)−0.72 (−1.34 to −0.09)
0.020.090.020.08