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Table 5 Risk factors for retinal vein occlusion using logistic regression analysis

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

Characters

No RVO

(n = 1805)

Number (%)

RVO

(n = 55)

Number (%)

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

P - value

Age in Years, n (%):

 60–69

923 (51.14)

27 (49.09)

1.00

 

 70–79

675 (37.40)

22 (40.00)

1.11(0.62–1.97)

0.711

 ≥ 80

207 (11.47)

6 (10.91)

0.99(0.40–2.43)

0.984

Gender:

 Male, n(%)

796 (44.10)

25 (45.45)

1.00

 

 Female, n(%)

1009 (55.90)

30 (54.55)

0.94 (0.55–1.62)

0.842

Occupation:

 Agriculture

1311 (72.63)

40 (72.73)

1.00

0.987

 other occupations

494 (27.37)

15 (27.17)

0.99 (0.54–1.82)

 

Literacy:

 Illiterate

1385 (76.73)

48 (87.27)

1.00

 

 Literates

420 (23.27)

7 (12.73)

0.48 (0.21–1.07)

0.073

All Hypertension

 No

1187 (65.16)

30 (54.55)

1.00

 

 Yes

618 (34.24)

25 (45.45)

1.60 (0.93–2.74)

0.088

Known Hypertensive

 No

1401 (72.62)

36 (65.45)

1

 

 Yes

404 (22.38)

19 (34.55)

1.83 (1.03–3.22)

0.037

Newly diagnosed Hypertensive

 No

1587 (87.92)

49 (89.09)

1

 

 Yes

218 (12.08)

6 (10.91)

0.89 (0.37–2.10)

0.793

Diabetes

 No

1641 (90.91)

51 (92.73)

1.00

 

 Yes

164 (9.09)

4 (7.27)

0.78 (0.28–2.18)

0.645

Known diabetes

 No

1672 (92.63)

51 (92.73)

1

 

 Yes

133 (7.37)

4 (7.27)

0.98 (0.35–2.76)

0.979

Newly diagnosed diabetes

1774 (98.28)

55 (100)

  

31 (1.72)

0

 

0.327

Combined HTN and Diabetes mellitus

 No

1710 (94.74)

52 (94.55)

1.00

 

 Yes

95 (5.26)

3 (5.45)

1.03 (0.31–3.38)

0.950

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

 (< 24.9)

1103 (61.11)

34 (61.82)

1.00

 

 (>25)

702 (38.89)

21 (38.18)

0.97 (0.55–1.68)

0.915

Body Mass Index(kg/m2)

(mean ± S.D)

23.66 ± 4.00

23.41 ± 4.58

0.98 (0.92–1.05)

0.654

Abdominal girth (mean ± S.D)

80.29 ± 11.13

78.38 ± 9.49

0.98 (0.95–1.00)

0.203

BCVA (Log MAR)

 < 0.3

1139 (63.10)

35 (63.64)

1.00

0.936

 > 0.3

666 (36.90)

20 (36.36)

0.97 (0.55–1.70)

 

 Myopia

181 (10.03)

6 (10.91)

1.00

 

 Hypermetropia

246 (13.63)

3 (5.45)

1.17 (0.75–1.85)

0.215

 Others

1378 (76.34)

46 (83.64)

1.00 (0.42–2.39)

0.987

Pseudophakia

 No

1526 (85.10)

43 (78.18)

1.00

0.162

 Yes

269 (14.90)

12 (21.82)

1.59 (0.82–3.06)

 

Smoking

 Non smoker

790 (43.74)

22 (40)

1.00

0.582

 Smoker

1016 (56.26)

33 (60)

1.16 (0.67–2.01)

 

Alcohol

 No Alcohol

772 (42.20)

22 (40)

1.00

0.685

 Alcohol

1034 (57.25)

33 (60)

1.11 (0.64–1.93)

 
  1. RVO Retinal vein occlusion, HTN Hypertension, BCVA Best corrected visual acuity