Sociodemographic characteristics of the two groups of patients (with one eye only and both eyes cataract surgery), at the moment of their first eye surgery
| One eye only surgery (n=117) | Both eyes surgery (n=125) | p Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |||||
| Age | ||||||||
| <65 years | 26 | (22.6) | 45 | (36.6) | ||||
| 65-74 years | 40 | (34.8) | 40 | (32.5) | ||||
| ⩾75 years | 49 | (42.6) | 38 | (30.9) | 0.05 | |||
| Mean age (SD) | 70.7 | (11.9) | 68.9 | (10.8) | 0.06 | |||
| Sex (males) | 54 | (46.2) | 60 | (48.0) | 0.77 | |||
| Marital status (married) | 77 | (65.8) | 87 | (69.6) | 0.53 | |||
| Educational (⩾8 years) | 13 | (11.1) | 13 | (10.4) | 0.88 | |||
| Lives on his/her own | 17 | (14.5) | 14 | (11.2) | 0.44 | |||
| Driving | 21 | (17.9) | 22 | (17.6) | 0.94 | |||
| Working | 5 | (4.9) | 11 | (9.9) | 0.16 | |||
| Hospital (teaching) | 90 | (76.9) | 107 | (85.6) | 0.08 | |||