Table 4 of Kong, Mol Vis 2013; 19:1859-1865.

Table 4. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for glaucoma in different relationships to the probands

Variable Control group Case group OR (95% CI) P value
Parents of probands
Normal 99 76 6.92 (1.90–25.18) 0.003
Glaucoma 3 15
Siblings of probands
Normal 262 235 11.29 (3.63–35.11) <0.0001
Glaucoma 4 40
Offspring of probands
Normal 154 136 11.35 (1.69–76.21) 0.012
  Glaucoma 1 12

After adjusted with age and gender, the effect of family history on parents, siblings and offspring were all statistically significant, with OR values of 6.92 (95% CI:1.90–25.18), 11.29 (95% CI:3.63–35.11) and 11.35 (95% CI:1.69–76.21), respectively.

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