Table 5 Proportion of correctable distance visual impairment by sex and age group
From: An evaluation of a community-based vision care programme for the elderly
Parameters | Correctable visual impairment, n (%) | Uncorrectable visual impairment, n (%) | Total | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance visual impairment based on the worse eye (n = 3482) | ||||
Sex | 0.020 | |||
Male | 857 (62.4) | 516 (37.6) | 1373 (100.0) | |
Female | 1398 (66.3) | 711 (33.7) | 2109 (100.0) | |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
60–64 | 324 (79.6) | 83 (20.4) | 407 (100.0) | |
65–69 | 702 (76.3) | 218 (23.7) | 920 (100.0) | |
70–74 | 576 (67.8) | 273 (32.2) | 849 (100.0) | |
75 or above | 653 (50.0) | 653 (50.0) | 1306 (100.0) | |
Distance visual impairment based on the better eye (n = 1539) | ||||
Sex | 0.755 | |||
Male | 449 (75.3) | 147 (24.7) | 596 (100.0) | |
Female | 717 (76.0) | 226 (24.0) | 943 (100.0) | |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
60–64 | 140 (92.1) | 12 (7.9) | 152 (100.0) | |
65–69 | 289 (86.5) | 45 (13.5) | 334 (100.0) | |
70–74 | 293 (81.4) | 67 (18.6) | 360 (100.0) | |
75 or above | 444 (64.1) | 249 (35.9) | 693 (100.0) | |