Estimated Prevalence of Glaucoma in South Korea Using the National Claims Database

Table 3

Effect of age and gender on the prevalence of glaucoma.

		Univariate		Multivariate
		Odds ratio (95% CI)	value	Odds ratio (95% CI)	value
2008	Age, per decade increase	1.664 (1.658–1.670)	<0.001	1.616 (1.610–1.622)	<0.001
	Sex		<0.001		<0.001
	Female	1.000 (reference)		1.000 (reference)
	Male	1.047 (1.037–1.056)		1.131 (1.120–1.142)
2009	Age, per decade increase	1.683 (1.678–1.689)	<0.001	1.759 (1.753–1.766)	<0.001
	Sex		<0.001		<0.001
	Female	1.000 (reference)		1.000 (reference)
	Male	1.048 (1.038–1.057)		1.300 (1.288–1.311)
2010	Age, per decade increase	1.704 (1.698–1.709)	<0.001	1.723 (1.717–1.729)	<0.001
	Sex		<0.001		<0.001
	Female	1 (reference)		1.000 (reference)
	Male	1.058 (1.048–1.067)		1.237 (1.226–1.248)
2011	Age, per decade increase	1.719 (1.714–1.725)	<0.001	1.738 (1.733–1.743)	<0.001
	Sex		<0.001		<0.001
	Female	1.000 (reference)		1.000 (reference)
	Male	1.048 (1.039–1.056)		1.228 (1.218–1.238)
2012	Age, per decade increase	1.712 (1.707–1.717)	<0.001	1.729 (1.724–1.735)	<0.001
	Sex		<0.001		<0.001
	Female	1.000 (reference)		1.000 (reference)
	Male	1.040 (1.032–1.049)		1.214 (1.204–1.223)
2013	Age, per decade increase	1.730 (1.725–1.735)	<0.001	1.748 (1.743–1.753)	<0.001
	Sex		<0.001		<0.001
	Female	1.000 (reference)		1.000 (reference)
	Male	1.046 (1.039–1.054)		1.223 (1.214–1.232)

CI = confidence interval.