Table 2

Uptake of cataract surgery among Korean leprosy patients (among visually impaired <6/18)

	Had surgery (%) (n=36)	No surgery (%) (n=29)	Odds ratio (95% CI)
Age
<70	22 (62.9)	13 (37.1)	1.93 (0.64–5.90)
70+	14 (46.7)	16 (53.3)
Village
Nearby villages	23 (63.9)	13 (36.1)	1.63 (0.51–5.26)
Distant villages	13 (52.0)	12 (48.0)
Village
Rich villages	13 (65.0)	7 (35.0)	1.61 (0.48–5.59)
Poor villages	23 (53.5)	20 (46.5)
Leprosy type
Multibacillary	33 (55.9)	26 (44.1)	1.27 (0.18–8.80)
Paucibacillary	3 (50.0)	3 (50.0)
Duration of leprosy
<40 years	26 (60.5)	17 (39.5)	1.68 (0.52–5.50)
40+ years	10 (47.6)	11 (52.4)
Mean age	69.5 (6.4)	70.5 (8.5)	NS
Mean age at onset	20.8 (5.4)	21.6 (6.5)	NS
Duration of leprosy	48.8 (5.4)	48.4 (7.6)	NS

↵One village not included as it was not under the responsibility of the Catholic Skin Clinic and Hospital. Neither of the two cataract patients in this village had had surgery.