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Br J Ophthalmol 82:1107-1111 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.10.1107
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Variation in indications for cataract surgery in the United States, Denmark, Canada, and Spain: results from the International Cataract Surgery Outcomes Study

Table 6

Association between preoperative visual acuity and sociodemographic characteristics as shown in a linear regression model

B SE B p Value
Constant 0.80 0.13 <0.001
Dummy variables for site
Site 1 0.18 0.04 <0.001
 Site 2 0.13 0.03 <0.001
 Site 3 0.52 0.04 <0.001
General health status 0.003 0.001 0.01
Age (years) −0.003 0.002 0.09
Working outside home (no/yes) −0.02 0.03 0.52
Living alone (no/yes) 0.02 0.03 0.47
Sex (male/female) 0.004 0.026 0.88
  • SIP score, ranging from 0 (indicating absence of dysfunction) to 100 (indicating the maximum level of dysfunction).

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