Retinopathy among Adult Diabetics and Its Predictors in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Predictors of DR among adult diabetic in Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2020 ().

Variables	Survival status of categorical predictors		CHR (95% CI)	AHR (95% CI)	value
	Event	Censored
Age in years	—	—	1.08 (1.06–1.09)	1.02 (1.01–1.04)	0.008
FBS in mg/dl	—	—	1.008 (1.006–1.009)	1.002 (1.001–1.004)	0.007
Hypertension
No	121	48	1	1
Yes	21	304	14.69 (9.232–3.40)	2.61 (1.47–4.64)	0.001
Proteinuria
No	34	329	1	1
Yes	108	23	12.43 (8.44–18.31)	1.74 (1.10–2.73)	0.016
LDL
<100 mg/dl	13	291	1	1
>100 mg/dl	129	61	20.59 (11.6–36.45)	2.73 (1.52–6.65)	0.007
TC
<200 mg/dl	21	326	1	1
>200 mg/dl	121	26	22.93 (14.2–36.96)	2.22 (1.08–4.55)	0.029
TG
<150 mg/dl	19	319	1	1	0.016
>150 mg/dl	123	33	21.88 (13.3–35.99)	2.55 (1.19–5.46)
SBP
< 140 mmHg	58	342	1	1
≥140 mmHg	84	10	7.24 (5.18–10.14)	1.68 (1.14–2.5)	0.01

FBS: fasting blood sugar; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; SBP: systolic blood pressure.