Table 4 Prevalence of distance visual impairment based on presenting VA by sex and age group
From: An evaluation of a community-based vision care programme for the elderly
Parameters | Have visual impairment, n (%) | No visual impairment, n (%) | Total | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Visual impairment based on the worse eye (N = 8899) | ||||
Sex | 0.041 | |||
Male | 1373 (40.5) | 2019 (59.5) | 3392 (100.0) | |
Female | 2109 (38.3) | 3398 (61.7) | 5507 (100.0) | |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
60–64 | 407 (22.4) | 1406 (77.6) | 1813 (100.0) | |
65–69 | 920 (31.4) | 2007 (68.6) | 2927 (100.0) | |
70–74 | 849 (41.3) | 1206 (58.7) | 2055 (100.0) | |
75 or above | 1306 (62.1) | 798 (37.9) | 2104 (100.0) | |
Visual impairment based on the better eye (N = 8899) | ||||
Sex | 0.588 | |||
Male | 596 (17.6) | 2796 (82.4) | 3392 (100.0) | |
Female | 943 (17.1) | 4564 (82.9) | 5507 (100.0) | |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
60–64 | 152 (8.4) | 1661 (91.6) | 1813 (100.0) | |
65–69 | 334 (11.4) | 2593 (88.6) | 2927 (100.0) | |
70–74 | 360 (17.5) | 1695 (82.5) | 2055 (100.0) | |
75 or above | 693 (32.9) | 1411 (67.1) | 2104 (100.0) | |