Retinal Vessel Diameters and Their Relationship with Cardiovascular Risk and All-Cause Mortality in the Inter99 Eye Study: A 15-Year Follow-Up
Table 4
Hazard ratios for all-cause mortality in relation to retinal vessel diameters.
(a)
By tertiles (ranges in μm)
Total number
Central retinal artery equivalent diameter (CRAE), µm
Number of participants who died
Model 1: hazard ratio (95% CI)
value
Model 2: hazard ratio (95% CI)
value
1st ≤ 156.6
21
1.0 (reference)
1.0 (reference)
2nd 156.6–169.8
25
1.39 (0.7 to 2.5)
0.280
1.34 (0.7 to 2.4)
0.338
3rd ≥ 169.8
15
0.86 (0.4 to 1.7)
0.680
0.75 (0.3 to 1.5)
0.431
(b)
Central retinal vein equivalent diameter (CRVE), µm
1st ≤ 242.0
14
1.0 (reference)
1.0 (reference)
2nd 242.0–260.2
21
1.50 (0.7 to 2.9)
0.245
1.35 (0.6 to 2.6)
0.390
3rd ≥ 260.2
26
2.02 (1.0 to 3.8)
0.033
1.34 (0.6 to 2.6)
0.392
Model 1 (adjusted for age, gender, and BP) and Model 2 (adjusted for age, gender, BP, and smoking).
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