Research Article

Corneal Endothelial Morphology in Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Table 5

Factors affecting corneal endothelial morphology of type 1 diabetes as regards corneal pleomorphism and polymegathism.

Odds ratio
(95% confidence intervals)
value

Factor affecting right corneal pleomorphism
 Age0.59 (−0.57 : 1.74)0.31
 Male versus female5.33 (−1.06 : 9.61)0.15
 Duration of type 1 diabetes/years−1.11 (−2.32 : 0.19)0.04
 BMI−0.64 (−0.151 : 0.23)0.15
 Hemoglobin−0.11 (−3.29 : 3.06)0.94
 HbA1C0.26 (−0.91 : 1.43)0.66
Factor affecting left corneal pleomorphism
 Age−1.24 (−2.36 : 0.12)0.30
 Male versus female7.40 (−3.22 : 11.56)0.18
 Duration of type 1 diabetes/years−0.66 (−1.8 : −0.41)0.02
 BMI−0.22 (−0.62 : 1.07)0.60
 Hemoglobin2.45 (−0.64 : 5.54)0.12
 HbA1C−0.27 (−1.41 : 0.87)0.65
Factor affecting right corneal polymegathism
 Age−0.28 (−0.91 : 0.35)0.38
 Male versus female−4.02 (−6.36 : 1.68)0.14
 Duration of type 1 diabetes/years0.61 (0.23 : 1.81)0.04
 BMI0.43 (−0.40 : 0.91)0.11
 Hemoglobin0.51 (−1.23 : 2.24)0.56
 HbA1C−0.36 (−0.99 : 0.28)0.27
Factor affecting left corneal polymegathism
 Age0.16 (−0.47 : 0.79)0.62
 Male versus female−4.35 (−6.70 : 2.01)0.45
 Duration of type 1 diabetes/years5.22 (1.20 : 9.25)0.01
 BMI0.03 (0.45 : 0.51)0.90
 Hemoglobin−1.21 (−2.96 : 0.53)0.17
 HbA1C−0.04 (−0.68 : 0.61)0.91

BMI: body mass index; HbA1C: glycosylated hemoglobin.