Table 6

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

BSE Bp Value
Constant0.800.13<0.001
Dummy variables for site
Site 10.180.04<0.001
 Site 20.130.03<0.001
 Site 30.520.04<0.001
General health status 0.0030.0010.01
Age (years)−0.0030.0020.09
Working outside home (no/yes)−0.020.030.52
Living alone (no/yes)0.020.030.47
Sex (male/female)0.0040.0260.88
  • SIP score, ranging from 0 (indicating absence of dysfunction) to 100 (indicating the maximum level of dysfunction).