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Table 3 Systemic, ocular conditions and social habits among the subjects with retinal vein occlusion

From: Prevalence, pattern and risk factors of retinal vein occlusion in an elderly population in Nepal: the Bhaktapur retina study

Systemic Conditions

RVO Total (N, %)

BRVO

(N, %)

CRVO

(N, %)

p- value

Hypertension

 No Hypertension

30 (54.55)

27 (52.94)

3 (75)

0.394

 Hypertension

25 (45.45)

24 (47.06)

1 (25)

Diabetes Mellitus

 No diabetes mellitus

51 (92.73)

47 (92.16)

4 (100)

0.561

 Diabetes mellitus

4 (7.27)

4 (7.84)

0

Combined diabetes and hypertension

 No diabetes and hypertension

52 (94.55)

48 (94.11)

4 (100)

0.618

 Diabetes and hypertension

3 (5.45)

3 (5.89)

0

BMI(Kg/m2)

 ≤ 24.9

34 (61.82)

31 (60.78)

3 (75)

0.573

 ≥ 25

21 (38.18)

20 (39.22)

1 (25)

 

Abdominal girth (mean in cm)

78.38 ± 11.09

78.53 ± 9.49

76.5 ± 10.75

0.408

Ocular Factors

 BCVA(Log MAR)

  < 0.3

35 (63.64)

33 (64.71)

2 (50)

0.556

  > 0.3

20 (36.36)

18 (35.29)

2 (50)

 Refractive error

  Myopia

6 (10.91)

5 (9.80)

1 (25)

0.589

  Hypermetropia

3 (5.45)

3 (5.88)

0

  Astigmatism

46 (83.64)

43 (84.31)

3 (75)

 Lenticular status

  No pseudophakia

43 (78.18)

41 (80.39)

2 (50)

0.156

  Pseudophakia

12 (21.82)

10 (19.61)

2 (50)

Social habits

 Smoking

  Never

22 (40)

20 (39.22)

2 (50)

0.913

  Present

17 (30.91)

16 (31.37)

1 (25)

  Past

16 (29.09)

15 (29.41)

1 (25)

 Alcohol consumption

  Never

22 (40)

20 (39.22)

2 (50)

0.775

  Present

23 (41.82)

22 (43.14)

1 (25)

  Past

10 (18.18)

9 (17.65)

1 (25)

  1. RVO Retinal vein occlusion, BRVO Branch retinal vein occlusion, CRVO Central retinal vein occlusion, BCVA Best corrected visual acuity