Table 3 Association of subfoveal choroidal thickness with study variables using simple and multiple generalized estimating equation (GEE) models
From: Subfoveal choroidal thickness in a general elderly population; Tehran geriatric eye study
Independent variables | Simple model | P-value | Multiple model | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient (95% CI) | Coefficient (95% CI) | |||
Age | 0.23 (-0.08 to 0.55) | 0.148 | NR | |
Sex (reference: male) | -9.75 (-13.58 to -5.92) | < 0.001 | NR | |
Diabetes mellitus | 1.52 (-2.68 to 5.72) | 0.478 | NR | |
Systemic hypertension | 0.64 (-4.18 to 5.47) | 0.794 | NR | |
Body mass index | -0.36 (-0.78 to 0.07) | 0.103 | NR | |
Cerebrovascular accident | -6.26 (-11.41 to -1.1) | 0.017 | -4.77 (-9.82 to 0.28) | 0.064 |
Myocardial infarction | -4.06 (-9.68 to 1.56) | 0.157 | NR | |
Current smoking | 1.41 (-4.21 to 7.04) | 0.622 | NR | |
Alcohol consumption | 2.55 (-4.28 to 9.37) | 0.465 | NR | |
Axial length | 1.56 (-0.24 to 3.37) | 0.089 | NR | |
Anterior chamber depth | 6.91 (1.06 to 12.75) | 0.021 | NR | |
Anterior chamber angle | 0.15 (-0.04 to 0.33) | 0.120 | NR | |
Central corneal thickness | -0.01 (-0.07 to 0.05) | 0.760 | NR | |
Mean keratometry | 0.69 (-0.43 to 1.82) | 0.227 | NR | |
White-to-white distance | 1.81 (-2.36 to 5.98) | 0.396 | NR | |
Intraocular pressure | 0.08 (-0.77 to 0.94) | 0.849 | NR | |
Pseudophakia (reference: phakia) | 5.05 (0.85 to 9.26) | 0.018 | 5.69 (1.55 to 9.83) | 0.007 |
Age-sex interaction | -0.14 (-0.2 to -0.09) | < 0.001 | -0.14 (-0.2 to -0.08) | < 0.001 |