Table 2

Cox proportional hazards models for incident CSD by hyperopia

Incident CSD
Model 1Model 2
HR (95% CI)P valueHR (95% CI)P value
Refractive status
 Emmetropia1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
 Myopia0.91 (0.79 to 1.05)0.2121.00 (0.85 to 1.17)0.967
 Hyperopia1.34 (1.12 to 1.60)0.0011.29 (1.05 to 1.59)0.015
Degrees of hyperopia
 Emmetropia1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
 Mild hyperopia1.07 (0.73 to 1.56)0.7301.17 (0.78 to 1.77)0.450
 Moderate hyperopia1.35 (1.11 to 1.65)0.0031.28 (1.01 to 1.61)0.034
 High hyperopia1.66 (1.13 to 2.43)0.0091.53 (0.99 to 2.37)0.058
 P for trend<0.0010.009
Wearing glasses for hyperopia
 Emmetropia1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
 Wearing hyperopic glasses1.32 (1.05 to 1.65)0.0231.22 (0.93 to 1.60)0.144
 No hyperopic glasses1.36 (1.10 to 1.70)0.0061.38 (1.07 to 1.76)0.011
  • The degrees of hyperopia were classified as mild (+ 2.00 D ≤MSE < + 2.25 D), moderate (+ 2.25 D ≤MSE < + 5.25 D) and high (MSE≥ + 5.25 D). We used Cox proportional hazards regression for the incident depression. Model 1 was adjusted for age and gender. Model 2 additionally adjusted for risk factors shared between hyperopia and CSD, including ethnicity, smoking status, education level, Townsend index, family history of severe depression, physical activity level, visual impairment and comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia).

  • CSD, clinically significant depression; MSE, mean spherical equivalent.