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Table 5 Associated factors for DR and VTDR among people with diabetes screened using fundus photographs in multivariate 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 compared with female

1.1 (1–1.2)

0.090

1.1 (1–1.3)

0.128

Agriculture compared with Other occupations

1.2 (1–1.4)

0.026

1.3 (1–1.6)

0.033

HTN‡ (Yes)

1 (0.9–1.1)

0.581

1 (0.8–1.1)

0.773

Diabetic neuropathy (Yes)

1.4 (1.1–1.6)

0.001

1.2 (1–1.6)

0.096

Diabetic foot

1.6 (1.2–2)

0.001

2 (1.4–2.8)

< 0.001

PVA§ (> 0.3 compared with < = 0.3)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

0.001

2 (1.7–2.3)

< 0.001

Diabetes duration (5 years)

1.7 (1.6–1.8)

< 0.001

1.7 (1.6–1.8)

< 0.001

Age 50 years

1 (0.9–1.1)

0.760

1 (0.8–1.2)

0.774

OHA¶ compared with diet

2.5 (2.1–3)

< 0.001

4.9 (3.2–7.5)

< 0.001

Insulin compared with diet

3.4 (2.6–4.5)

< 0.001

6 (3.6–10.1)

< 0.001

Both (OHA and insulin) compared with diet

5 (3.8–6.6)

< 0.001

10.9 (6.7–17.8)

< 0.001

Hyperlipidemia (Yes)

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.453

  
  1. †Odds Ratio; ‡hypertension, §presenting visual acuity, ¶Oral hypoglycaemic agents