Table 5

Multivariate analyses for the associations of changes in intraocular pressure with ageing and changes in metabolic syndrome parameters.

Explanatory variableSensitivity analysis (1), n=15 747Sensitivity analysis (2), n=5261
Coefficient95% CIp ValueCoefficient95% CIp Value
Sex, men−0.12−0.16 to 0.08<0.0001−0.092−0.16 to −0.020.01
Ageing, +10 years−0.59−0.64 to −0.55<0.0001−0.74−0.83 to −0.64<0.0001
HDL-C, +1 mmol/L+0.420.35 to 0.49<0.0001+0.440.30 to 0.57<0.0001
(HDL-C, +10 mg/dL)+0.110.09 to 0.13<0.0001+0.110.08 to 0.15<0.0001
Triglyceride, +1 mmol/L+0.0910.073 to 0.11<0.0001+0.0960.065 to 0.13<0.0001
(Triglyceride, +10 mg/dL)+0.0100.008 to 0.012<0.0001+0.0110.007 to 0.014<0.0001
SBP, +10 mm Hg+0.0910.079 to 0.10<0.0001+0.0830.054 to 0.11<0.0001
DBP, +10 mm Hg+0.0850.067 to 0.10<0.0001+0.0730.036 to 0.11<0.0001
FPG, +1 mmol/L+0.0910.070 to 0.11<0.0001+0.150.10 to 0.20<0.0001
(FPG, +10 mg/dL)+0.0500.039 to 0.062<0.0001+0.0850.058 to 0.11<0.0001
  • (1) Residents underwent health check-ups 3–20 times during 10 years. (2) Residents aged 19–44 underwent health check-ups once per year during 10 years.

  • DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure.