Skip to main content

Table 3 Age-adjusted and multivariate odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for cataract diagnosis according to body mass index in middle-aged Japanese men and women

From: Association of body mass index with risk of age-related cataracts in a middle-aged Japanese population: the JPHC Study

 

Body mass index

<19.0

19.0–20.9

21.0–22.9

23.0–24.9

≥25.0

Men

 No. of cases

49

145

226

274

310

 Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)

1.13 (0.82–1.55)

1.08 (0.87–1.33)

1

1.06 (0.88–1.26)

1.30 (1.09–1.54)

 Multivariate ORa (95% CI)

1.29 (0.93–1.79)

1.16 (0.93–1.44)

1

1.02 (0.84–1.22)

1.15 (0.96–1.39)

Women

 No. of cases

101

248

451

424

583

 Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)

1.51 (1.21–1.89)

1.51 (1.29–1.77)

1

1.45 (1.26–1.66)

1.61 (1.42–1.83)

 Multivariate ORa (95% CI)

1.23 (0.97–1.55)

1.22 (1.03–1.44)

1

1.13 (0.98–1.30)

1.19 (1.04–1.36)

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals
  2. aMultivariate model adjusted for age, history of hypertension and diabetes (yes or no), alcohol intake (g/week ethanol, ALC_0: nondrinkers and infrequent occasional drinkers, ALC_1: 1–299 g/week in men and 1–59 g/week in women, ALC_2: ≥300 g/week in men and ≥60 g/week in women), cigarette smoking (nonsmokers, current smokers, and ex-smokers), and PHC area