Table 3 of Longo-Mbenza, Mol Vis 2012; 18:1619-1628.


Table 3. Univariate risk of visual visability (VD) in all participants conferred by dietary intake, cardiometabolic conditions and elevated levels of biomarkers of oxidative stress.

  Presence of VD  
Variables of interest n (%) OR (95% CI) p-value
Safou fruit intake
No 40 (88.9) 60.9 (21.3–174.3) <0.0001
Yes 18 (11.6)    
Taro leaves (Colocasia antiquorum)
No 47 (31.3) - 0.860
Yes 15 (30.0)    
Red beans intake
No 23 (35.4) - 0.352
Yes 39 (28.9)    
Total obesity
Yes 37 (29.1) - 0.956
No 21 (28.8)    
Abdominal obesity
Yes 30 (32.6) - 0.299
No 28 (25.9)    
T2DM
Yes 53 (35.3) 4.9 (1.8–13.1) <0.0001
No 5 (10.0)    
Elevated Ox-LDL
Yes 44 (34.6) 2.2 (1.1–4.4) 0.020
No 14 (19.2)    
Elevated 8-isoprostane
Yes 47 (40.2) 4.4 (2.1–9.2) <0.0001
No 11 (13.3)    
Elevated 8-OHdG
Yes 48 (39.3) 4.4 (2.1–9.4) <0.0001