Table 2 Mean values and associations (univariate analysis) between the ankle brachial index (defined as the ratio of the highest values of ankle systolic blood pressure of both sides divided by the highest value of arm systolic blood pressure of both sides) and ocular parameters in the Ural Eye and Medical Study.

From: Ankle-brachial index and ocular diseases in a Russian population

Parameter

Interval

n

Mean

Non-standardized regression coefficient B

95% Confidence interval of B

P-Value

Refractive error, spherical equivalent

Diopters

3,026

0.23 ± 2.16

0.000

−0.003, 0.004

0.75

Refractive error, cylindrical value

Diopters

3,056

−0.70 ± 0.76

0.002

−0.007, 0.011

0.64

Axial length

mm

3,148

23.4 ± 1.0

−0.001

−0.007, 0.006

0.87

Corneal refractive power

Diopters

3,149

43.7 ± 1.7

0.004

0.000, 0.008

0.06

Central corneal thickness

µm

3,150

541.9 ± 33.7

0.000

0.000, 0.000

0.92

Corneal volume

mm3

3,151

59.2 ± 3.9

0.001

−0.001, 0.002

0.44

Anterior chamber depth

mm

3,146

3.20 ± 0.46

0.000

−0.015, 0.014

0.96

Anterior chamber volume

µL

3,151

131.8 ± 34.4

0.000

0.000, 0.000

0.36

Anterior chamber angle

Degree

3,146

31.9 ± 6.6

−0.001

−0.002, 0.000

0.19

Lens thickness

mm

3,048

4.57 ± 0.41

0.016

0.000, 0.033

0.047

Nuclear cataract degree

Grade

3,044

2.05 ± 1.01

−0.004

−0.010, 0.003

0.28

Nuclear cataract, presence

Yes/No

3,044

963/2081

−0.12

−0.026, 0.002

0.09

Cortical cataract, degree

Percentage

3,043

2.24 ± 8.8

0.000

−0.001, 0.000

0.45

Cortical cataract, presence

Yes/No

3,043

328/2715

0.002

−0.019, 0.024

0.83

Subcapsular cataract, degree

Percentage

3,045

0.14 ± 2.02

0.001

−0.003, 0.004

0.70

Age-related macular degeneration

Yes/No

2,566

267/2,299

0.004

−0.01, 0.01

0.41

Age-related macular degeneration

No/early/Intermediate/Late

2,566

2,299/195/59/13

0.001

−0.01, 0.01

0.72

Subcapsular cataract, presence

Yes/No

3,045

17/3028

0.019

−0.070, 0.107

0.68

Fundus tessellation, macula region

Grade

2,558

0.60 ± .86

−0.01

−0.19, 0.002

0.02

Fundus tessellation, peripapillary region

Grade

2,981

1.10 ± 0.97

−0.01

−0.014, 0.000

0.048

Intraocular pressure,

mmHg

3,143

13.5 ± 4.0

−0.001-

0.002, 0.001

0.33

Retinal thickness (total), fovea

µm

3,096

230 ± 44

0.000

0.000, 0.000

0.08

Retinal thickness (total), 300 µm temporal to the fovea

µm

3,096

258 ± 36

0.000

−0.001, 0.000

0.001

Retinal thickness (total), 300 µm nasal to the fovea

µm

3,095

261 ± 41

0.000

0.000, 0.000

0.14

Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness

µm

3,089

115.2 ± 18.5

0.000

0.000, 0.001

0.34

Glaucoma

Yes/No

3,049

98/2591

−0.002

−0.039, 0.036

0.93

Glaucoma stage

0–5

3,049

0.07 ± 0.43

0.000

−0.015, 0.016

0.98

Open-angle glaucoma

Yes/No

3,049

65/2,984

−0.001

−0.047, 0.045

0.97

Angle-closure glaucoma

Yes/No

3,049

33/3,016

0.003

−0.061, 0.067

0.92

Diabetic retinopathy

Yes/No

2,557

41/2,516

−0.049

−0.107, 0.009

0.095

Diabetic retinopathy, ETDRS grading

Scale

2,559

0.03 ± 0.22

−0.027

−0.060, 0.006

0.10