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Table 4 Factors contributing to glaucoma among adult patients attending the ophthalmic outpatient department in Debre Tabor Comprehensive and Specialized hospital, South Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia. 2021

From: Glaucoma and its predictors among adult patients attending ophthalmic outpatient department: a hospital-based study, North West Ethiopia

Variables

Glaucoma

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Yes

No

Age (year)

  < 60

19

84

1

1

  > =60

47

102

2.11(0.926,0.998)

3.24(1.92–5.99)*

Chronic illness

 Yes

35

34

4.95(3.9–16.81)

1.16(0.401–3.35)

 No

32

154

1

1

Intraocular pressure

  < 10mmhg

4

5

1

1

 10-21mmhg

13

185

0.1(3.9–16.81)

0.16(0.401–3.35)

  > =21 mmHg

49

63

2.30(1.35–3.92)

3.09(1.45–6.59)*

Duration of illness

  < 6 month

20

55

1

1

 6 month-1 year

12

46

0.72(1.21–4.67)

0.57(0.78–2.76)

  > 1 years

34

86

1.51(1.53–3.69)

1.95(1.00–3.76)

Blood pressure

 Normal

50

166

1

1

 Hypertensive

16

21

1.26(4.01–14.71)

0.59(0.58–8.19)

Family history of glaucoma

 Yes

16

8

6.68(1.03,-3.611)

3.72(1.03–3.53)*

 No

50

167

1

1

  1. NB. 1: reference
  2. Abbreviations: COR; crude odds ratio, AOR; adjusted odds ratio, CI; confidence interval
  3. *Remained significant at P-Value < 0.05