Research Article

Ocular and Systemic Risk Factors of Different Morphologies of Scotoma in Patients with Normal-Tension Glaucoma

Table 4

Logistic regression analysis of morphology of the scotoma with risk factors.

Morphology of scotomaRisk factorp valueOdds ratio (OR)Confidence interval (CI)

ParacentralDH0.00003.98−95%CI = 2.25
+95%CI = 7.03
DM0.180.5−95%CI = 0.18
+95%CI = 1.39

ArcuateDH0.1030.64−95%CI = −0.38
+95%CI = 1.09
General hypertension0.0582.01−95%CI = −0.97
+95%CI = 4.16
IOP0.0561.11−95%CI = 0.99
+95%CI = 1.24
Migraine0.540.78−95%CI = 0.35
+95%CI = 1.74

HemifieldDH0.0460.28−95%CI = 0.08
+95%CI = 0.97
Notch0.0164.75−95%CI = 1.33
+95%CI = 16.75
Migraine0.092.47−95%CI = 0.85
+95%CI = 7.12

PreperimetricDH0.0130.44−95%CI = 0.23
+95%CI = 0.84
General hypertension0.091.89−95%CI = 0.89
+95%CI = 4.03
IOP0.00360.83−95%CI = 0.74
+95%CI = 0.94

DH: disc hemorrhages; DM: diabetes mellitus; IOP: intraocular pressure. Statistically significant.