Table 7

 Best corrected visual acuity (mean (SD); logarithmic value of the minimal angle of resolution (logMAR)) in the education subgroups in the rural population group and urban population group

EducationRural groupUrban groupp Value (95% CI)
NoBCVAMedianlogMARNoBCVAMedianlogMAR
BCVA, best corrected visual acuity.
For 29 subjects in the rural group and for 10 subjects in the urban group, data on the educational background were not available. For 29 (1.5%) subjects from the rural region and 10 (0.4%) subjects from the urban region, data on the level of education were not available.
No data290.54 (0.31)0.60−0.40 (0.53)100.89 (0.17)1.00−0.33 (0.94)<0.001 (−0.511 to −0.191)
Illiteracy3040.70 (0.33)0.80−0.26 (0.50)490.62 (0.34)0.60−0.38 (0.57)0.13 (NS) (−0.023 to 0.1849
Some reading1120.83 (0.25)1.00−0.14 (0.34)140.59 (0.28)0.60−0.38 (0.35)0.006 (0.081 to 0.417)
Primary school5330.89 (0.23)1.00−0.09 (0.29)1330.83 (0.26)1.00−0.15 (0.33)0.010 (0.015 to 0.111)
Middle school9890.96 (0.14)1.00−0.04 (0.24)7960.89 (0.21)1.00−0.07 (0.25)<0.001 (0.051 to 0.085)
College50.84 (0.36)1.00−0.14 (0.31)14640.94 (0.17)1.00−0.04 (0.17)0.55 (NS) (−0.547 to 0.341)