Table 3 Determinants of quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy

Area

Rural

0.085

0.005

(0.026, 0.145)

-0.624

0.678

(-2.317, 3.564)

-1.171

0.564

(-5.143, 2.802)

Gender

Female

0.094

0.039

(0.005, 0.183)

3.010

0.180

(-1.391, 7.412)

4.630

0.127

(-1.315, 10.576)

Employment status

Employed

0.134

0.002

(0.050, 0.219)

3.404

0.111

(-0.777, 7.586)

3.678

0.202

(-1.970, 9.326)

Duration of Diabetes

11–15 years

0.033

0.393

(-0.043, 0.110)

1.087

0.558

(-2.556, 4.73)

4.717

0.070

(-0.382, 9.816)

> 15 years

-0.013

0.685

(-0.078, 0.052)

-4.209

0.010

(-7.411, -1.006)

-0.337

0.879

(-4.663, 3.989)

Stage of DR

NPDR

0.080

0.111

(-0.018, 0.178)

3.291

0.183

(-1.555, 8.137)

-0.374

0.911

(-6.919, 6.172)

PDR

0.070

0.027

(0.008, 0.132)

1.018

0.514

(-2.037, 4.073)

3.001

0.154

(-1.126, 7.128)

NPDR + ME

0.061

0.234

(-0.040, 0.162)

1.098

0.665

(-3.874, 6.070)

-1.490

0.664

(-8.206, 5.226)

Visual acuity better eye

Mild

-0.011

0.795

(-0.094, 0.072)

-2.686

0.197

(-6.762, 1.390)

-2.640

0.347

(-8.146, 2.866)

Moderate

-0.175

0.000

(-0.251, -0.099)

-12.472

0.000

(-16.222, -8.723)

-29.765

0.000

(-34.830,

-24,701)

Severe

-0.469

0.000

(-0.566, -0.373)

-25.196

0.000

(-29.967, -20.425)

-60.031

0.000

(-66.475,

-53.587)

Blind

-0.637

0.000

(-0.727, -0.547)

-34.949

0.000

(-39.370, -30.527)

-71.688

0.000

(-77.660,

-65.716)

Co-morbidities

No

-0.140

0.001

(-0.222, -0.058)

-2.407

0.243

(-6.450, 1.637)

-4.700

0.092

(-10.162, 0.762)

Constant

0.706

0.000

(0.497, 0.916)

72.006

0.000

(61.687, 82.326)

86.310

0.000

(79.085, 93.535)

R square

0.563

0.568

0.774

Adjusted R square

0.522

0.548

0.757