Table 6 Factors associated with risks of developing subtypes of cataracts - Final model (N = 11,591)
Pure Cortical type n = 7008 | Pure Nuclear type | Pure PSCO type | Mixed type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multivariate OR | p value | Multivariate OR | p value | Multivariate OR | p value | Multivariate OR | p value | |
1. Socio-demographic factors | ||||||||
Age (years) | ||||||||
40–49 | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
50–59 | 2.8 | <0.01 | 4.1 | <0.01 | 3.2 | 0.07 | 4.1 | <0.01 |
60–69 | 9.0 | <0.01 | 15.7 | <0.01 | 6.9 | <0.01 | 22.6 | <0.01 |
70–80 | 26.4 | <0.01 | 44.8 | <0.01 | 24.1 | <0.01 | 104.3 | <0.01 |
80+ | 59.6 | <0.01 | 138.2 | <0.01 | 135.9 | <0.01 | 414.0 | <0.01 |
Sex | ||||||||
Men | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Women | 0.9 | 0.07 | 1.0 | 0.87 | 1.0 | 0.92 | 1.1 | 0.50 |
Monthly household income | ||||||||
Lowest quintile | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
2nd to 4th quintile | 0.7 | <0.01 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 0.5 | 0.07 | 0.8 | 0.02 |
Highest quintile | 0.7 | <0.01 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 0.4 | 0.12 | 0.6 | <0.01 |
Education | ||||||||
Elementary school | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Middle school | 0.8 | 0.11 | 0.8 | 0.02 | 0.7 | 0.52 | 0.8 | 0.11 |
High school | 0.6 | <0.01 | 0.8 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 0.93 | 0.6 | <0.01 |
Univ. or higher | 0.5 | <0.01 | 0.6 | <0.01 | 0.9 | 0.93 | 0.9 | 0.56 |
2. Health examination variable | ||||||||
Hypercholesterolemia | ||||||||
No | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Yes | 1.3 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.6 | 0.28 | 1.1 | 0.26 |
Anemia | ||||||||
No | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Yes | 0.9 | 0.70 | 1.1 | 0.29 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.3 | 0.12 |
Metabolic syndrome | ||||||||
No | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Yes | 0.9 | 0.23 | 1.2 | 0.02 | 0.6 | 0.17 | 1.2 | 0.13 |
3. Comorbidities | ||||||||
Hypertension | ||||||||
No | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Yes | 1.2 | 0.14 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 | 0.86 | 1.2 | 0.16 |
Diabetic mellitus | ||||||||
No | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Yes | 1.3 | 0.05 | 1.4 | <0.01 | 2.7 | 0.04 | 1.4 | 0.02 |