Table 4
Patient characteristics associated with cataract surgery in both eyes, estimated through logistic regression (n=210)
| No | % both eyes surgery | Adjusted odds ratio C.I. (95%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| ⩽64 years | 64 | 62.5 | 1.83 | 1.05 | 3.19 |
| 65–74 years | 70 | 51.4 | Reference | ||
| ⩾74 years | 76 | 46.1 | 0.60 | 0.37 | 0.97 |
| Working | |||||
| No | 194 | 51.5 | Reference | ||
| Yes | 16 | 68.8 | 1.18 | 0.59 | 2.36 |
| Teaching hospital | |||||
| Yes | 170 | 55.9 | Reference | ||
| No | 40 | 40.0 | 0.71 | 0.46 | 1.09 |
| Ocular comorbidity | |||||
| At least one | 74 | 55.4 | Reference | ||
| No | 136 | 51.5 | 1.04 | 0.73 | 1.48 |
| Visual acuity in the fellow eye | |||||
| Better than 6/12 | 39 | 17.9 | Reference | ||
| 6/15 to 6/12 | 41 | 39.0 | 1.09 | 0.62 | 1.91 |
| 6/18 or worse | 130 | 67.7 | 3.92 | 2.40 | 6.40 |
| Visual acuity in the operated eye (1) | |||||
| Better than 6/12 | 127 | 51.2 | Reference | ||
| 6/15 to 6/12 | 41 | 51.2 | 0.83 | 0.48 | 1.44 |
| 6/18 or worse | 42 | 59.5 | 1.29 | 0.70 | 2.39 |
| Cataract Symptom Score*(1) | |||||
| 1 | 173 | 53.2 | Reference | ||
| 2–4 | 31 | 54.8 | 1.28 | 0.44 | 3.03 |
| 4 | 6 | 33.3 | 0.59 | 0.15 | 2.26 |
| VF-14 score†(1) | |||||
| >95 | 122 | 48.4 | Reference | ||
| 71–95 | 61 | 60.7 | 1.31 | 0.77 | 2.23 |
| ⩽70 | 27 | 55.6 | 0.83 | 0.39 | 1.76 |
| SIP score‡(1) | |||||
| ⩽10 | 141 | 55.3 | Reference | ||
| 11–30 | 44 | 52.3 | 1.07 | 0.60 | 1.89 |
| >30 | 25 | 40.0 | 0.65 | 0.32 | 1.30 |
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(1) Postoperative period after first eye cataract surgery. * Range (0,15). Higher score indicates more symptoms. † Range (0, 100). Higher score indicates better function. ‡Range (0, 100). Higher score indicates more dysfunction.
