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Table 3 Association between retinal vascular abnormalities and risk factors in rural southwestern Harbin, China

From: Retinal vascular abnormalities and their associations with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: a Study in rural southwestern Harbin, China

 

Focal Retinal Vascular Abnormalities

Generalized Narrowing

Focal arteriolar narrowing

Arteriovenous nicking

Arteriolar sheathing

Retinopathy

  

%

OR(95% CI)†

%

OR(95% CI)†

%

OR(95% CI)†

%

OR(95% CI)†

%

OR(95% CI)†

Hypertension

No

6.2

1

5.9

1

3.4

1

4.8

1

4.3

1

YES

12.6

2.15 (1.77,2.62)**

12.5

2.22 (1.82,2.71)**

6.8

1.95 (1.51,2.54)**

8.8

1.81 (1.44,2.26)**

8.4

1.98 (1.57,2.50)**

Hyperlipidaemia

No

8.0

1

8.6

1

4.6

1

6.1

1

4.9

1

YES

13.4

2.60 (2.03,3.33)**

10.2

1.51 (1.17,1.95)**

6.5

2.51 (1.80,3.50)**

8.8

2.16 (1.62,2.88)**

11.1

4.21 (3.15,5.62)**

Diabetes Mellitus

No

9.0

1

8.9

1

5.0

1

6.8

1

6.1

1

YES

10.2

1.09 (0.79,1.52)

9.7

1.08 (0.77,1.51)

4.2

0.76 (0.46,1.24)

5.1

0.75 (0.48,1.17)

7.4

1.19 (0.82,1.75)

Stroke History

No

9.0

1

8.9

1

4.9

1

6.4

1

6.2

1

YES

13.4

1.56 (0.86,2.82)

12.4

1.43 (0.78,2.64)

6.2

1.04 (0.69,1.56)

18.6

3.27 (1.93,5.54)**

8.2

1.35 (0.65,2.80)

CHD

No

8.6

1

8.3

1

4.9

1

6.4

1

6.1

1

YES

14.0

1.72 (1.31,2.25)**

14.8

1.89 (1.45,2.46)**

5.4

1.24 (0.54,2.87)

8.5

1.26 (0.91,1.76)

7.1

1.13 (0.79,1.62)

Smoking Status

Never

7.1

1

6.3

1

4.1

1

5.8

1

3.1

1

Past

11.4

1.77 (1.40,2.23)**

15.2

2.71 (2.17,3.38)**

7.0

1.75 (1.31,2.34)**

10.0

1.60 (1.25,2.06)**

9.4

3.24 (2.43,4.32)**

Current

12.7

2.17 (1.70,2.77)**

9.1

1.56 (1.19,2.05)**

5.1

1.50 (1.05,2.13)*

5.1

0.90 (0.65,1.27)

12.2

5.13 (3.82,6.90)**

Alcohol Drinking Status

Never

7.2

1

7.3

1

4.3

1

5.5

1

4.3

1

Past

16.4

3.30 (2.63,4.14)**

15.1

2.60 (2.06,3.27)**

7.0

2.23 (1.63,3.05)**

9.8

1.77 (1.35,2.32)**

10.3

3.16 (2.39,4.19)**

Current

9.4

1.71 (1.23,2.38)**

9.2

1.51 (1.08,2.10)*

6.2

2.03 (1.35,3.05)**

8.7

1.79 (1.27,2.54)**

12.3

4.09 (2.96,5.65)**

  1. Footnotes: The associations between retinal vascular abnormalities and risk factors were determined using logistic regressions,
  2. *P < 0.05;**P < 0.01.†OR(95% CI) = Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval, adjusted for age, gender and left/right eyes
  3. CHD:Coronary Heart Disease History