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Table 4 Associated factors for DR and VTDR among the people with diabetes screened using fundus photographs in univariate analysis

From: Prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy among people with diabetes screened using fundus photography at a community diabetic retinopathy screening program in Nepal

Variables

DR †

VTDR‡

OR§ (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Male

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

< 0.001

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

< 0.001

Literate compared with Illiterate

0.9 (0.9–1)

0.201

1 (1–1)

0.806

HTN (yes)

1.2 (1.2–1.3)

< 0.001

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

< 0.001

Hyperlipidemia (yes)

1.2 (1–1.3)

0.036

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

0.289

Heart disease (yes)

1.1 (1–1.3)

0.152

1 (0.8–1.3)

0.775

Diabetic neuropathy (yes)

1.6 (1.4–1.9)

< 0.001

1.7 (1.3–2.1)

< 0.001

Diabetic foot (yes)

1.9 (1.5–2.4)

< 0.001

2.5 (1.8–3.3)

< 0.001

Pregnancy (yes)

0.3 (0–2)

0.218

  

Anemia (yes)

1.8 (0.4–7)

0.425

3.2 (0.7–15.4)

0.166

Regular yearly eye examination (yes)

1 (0.9–1.1)

0.420

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

0.229

Age (10 years)

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

< 0.001

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

< 0.001

Age ≥ 50 compared with < 50 years

1.6 (1.5–1.7)

< 0.001

1.7 (1.5–1.9)

< 0.001

Agriculture compared with other

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

0.002

1.2 (1–1.4)

0.012

Diabetes duration (5 years)

1.7 (1.7–1.8)

< 0.001

1.7 (1.7–1.8)

< 0.001

PVA ¶  (> 0.3 compared with ≤ 0.3)

1.7 (1.6–1.8)

< 0.001

2.6 (2.4–2.9)

< 0.001

OHA compared with diet

2.9 (2.6–3.3)

< 0.001

4.5 (3.5–5.6)

< 0.001

Insulin compared with diet

4.2 (3.5–5.1)

< 0.001

7.5 (5.6–10)

< 0.001

Both (OHA and insulin) compared with diet

9.3 (7.9–11)

< 0.001

17 (13.1–22)

< 0.001

  1. †diabetic retinopathy, ‡ vision threatening diabetic retinopathy, §Odds ratio, ¶ presenting visual acuity