The biomechanical properties of the cornea and anterior segment parameters

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 3 Linear regression analyses on corneal resistance factor

	Corneal resistant factor, mmHg
	Age-gender model^*			Multivariate model^†
	B	Standard error	p-value	B	Standard error	p-value
Age, y	0.006	0.008	0.488	-
Gender, male	-0.075	0.102	0.462	-
Mean radius of corneal curvature ,mm	-0.503	0.208	0.016	-0.540	0.216	0.013
Corneal astigmatism, D	0.098	0.071	0.166	-
Central corneal thickness, μm	0.029	0.001	<0.001	0.026	0.003	<0.001
Corneal diameter, mm	-0.759	0.149	<0.001	-0.101	0.153	0.510
Corneal volume, mm³	0.239	0.013	<0.001	0.029	0.025	0.244
Anterior chamber depth, mm	-0.767	0.197	<0.001	-0.234	0.298	0.433
Anterior chamber volume, mm³	-0.010	0.002	<0.001	-0.002	0.003	0.465

^*Adjusted for age and gender.
^†Adjusted for mean radius of corneal curvature, central corneal thickness, corneal diameter, corneal volume, anterior chamber depth and anterior chamber volume; adjusted r² = 0.324.

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