Perceived difficulties in performing 7 daily life activities before and after cataract surgery. AMD subjects compared to control subjects. In the table the scores for each activity and group of subjects are shown as mean values, but in the test of relation a non-parametric test for ranked data is used (Mann-Whitney U test)
| Mean score before surgery | Mean score after surgery | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily life activity | Control | AMD | p Value* | Control | AMD | p Value* |
| *Mann-Whitney U test. | ||||||
| Reading paper text | 2.31 | 2.67 | 0.041 | 1.37 | 1.91 | <0.001 |
| Recognising faces | 2.16 | 2.21 | 0.770 | 1.27 | 1.67 | <0.001 |
| Seeing prices | 2.38 | 2.78 | 0.015 | 1.43 | 2.00 | <0.001 |
| Seeing to walk on uneven ground | 2.25 | 2.36 | 0.541 | 1.53 | 2.08 | <0.001 |
| Seeing needlework | 2.54 | 2.91 | 0.123 | 1.36 | 2.28 | <0.001 |
| Seeing text on TV | 2.18 | 2.51 | 0.045 | 1.28 | 1.87 | <0.001 |
| Seeing to perform a preferred hobby | 2.38 | 2.34 | 0.756 | 1.36 | 1.95 | <0.001 |