Five-year incidence of Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy and association with in vitro proliferation of lens epithelial cells from individual specimens: a case control study

Table 2 Multivariate analysis of possible risk factors for requiring Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy, N = 264

Variable	Regression coefficient	Standard error	OR	95% CI	P-value*
Age^†	-0.044	0.018	0.957	0.924 – 0.991	0.014
Male gender	-0.274	0.434	0.760	0.325 – 1.780	0.528
Follow-up time	0.153	0.057	1.165	1.042 – 1.303	0.007
Hydrophobic 3-piece IOL^‡	-0.014	0.479	0.986	0.386 – 2.520	0.977
Hydrophobic 1-piece IOL^#	0.014	0.479	1.014	0.397 – 2.592	0.977
Hydrophilic 1-piece IOL^\|\|	2.246	0.679	9.448	2.498 – 35.737	0.001

OR = adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, IOL = intraocular lens.
*Binary logistic regression with Nd:YAG capsulotomy treatment as dependent variable and age, male gender, follow-time and type of IOL as covariates.
^†Age at cataract surgery.
^‡Tecnis ZA9003, (n = 93).
^#Acrysof SN60WF/SN60AT, (n = 157).
^||Akreos Adapt/Akreos MI60, (n = 14).

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