Table 3 Vitamin D deficiency (≤20 ng/dL) and presence of lens opacity (LOCS III) (sub-group analysis, n = 372).
From: Prevalence and risk factors of pre-senile lens opacities in the 1969-73 Vellore Birth Cohort
Vitamin D (ng/ml) (N, %) | Lens opacity (LOCS III) | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | No | Yes | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
≤20 ng/dL | 155 (41.7) | 126 (81.3) | 29 (18.7) | 4.76 (2.2,10.1) | <0.001 | 5.56 (2.3,13.2) | <0.001 |
>20 ng/dL (ref) | 217 (58.3) | 207 (95.4) | 10 (4.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
