Table 3 Predictors of the change of MPOD (ΔMPOD) after a median follow-up of 3.96 years; the results are presented as regression coefficients (β) from multivariate regression models
Change of MPOD (ΔMPOD)* | ||||||||
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At 0.25° | At 0.5° | At 1.0° | At 2.0° | |||||
Predictors | β | p value | β | p value | β | p value | β | p value |
Age (per 5 years) | −0.019 | 0.05 | −0.015 | 0.10 | −0.020 | <0.001 | −0.0075 | 0.01 |
Log serum lutein [microg/ml] at follow-up | −0.008 | 0.69 | +0.013 | 0.41 | +0.016 | <0.01 | +0.023 | <0.001 |
Log serum zeaxanthin [microg/ml] at follow-up | −0.01 | 0.73 | −0.009 | 0.70 | −0.006 | 0.74 | −0.004 | 0.67 |
AMD (vs. none) at baseline | −0.006 | 0.75 | −0.010 | 0.51 | −0.007 | 0.55 | +0.002 | 0.86 |
MPOD Ring (vs. none) at baseline | +0.024 | 0.24 | +0.009 | 0.57 | +0.013 | 0.31 | +0.013 | 0.06 |