Association of moderate visual impairment with age, sex, socioeconomic status, and area of residence
| Total* (n=10 018) | No with moderate visual impairment (%) | Odds ratio for having moderate visual impairment with multiple logistic regression (95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *From the total sample of 10 293 subjects, 275 subjects reported as blind6 were excluded for this analysis; †p<0.0001; χ2 test; ‡p=0.004; χ2 test; §p=0.002; χ2 test; socioeconomic status defined according to monthly per capita income in Indian rupees: upper >2000 (US$45), middle 501–2000, lower 201–500, and extreme lower≤200. Data on socioeconomic status not available for 189 subjects; ¶p<0.0001; χ2 test. | |||
| Age (years)† | |||
| 0–15 | 2856 | 38 (1.3) | 1.00 |
| 16–29 | 1840 | 38 (2.1) | 1.59 (1.01 to 2.51) |
| 30–39 | 1845 | 46 (2.5) | 1.90 (1.23 to 2.94) |
| 40–49 | 1403 | 169 (12.0) | 10.66 (7.43 to 15.30) |
| 50–59 | 995 | 333 (33.5) | 39.53 (27.86 to 56.09) |
| 60–69 | 799 | 415 (51.9) | 85.54 (60.11 to 121.71) |
| ≥70 | 280 | 198 (70.7) | 218.11 (142.77 to 333.23) |
| Sex‡ | |||
| Male | 4737 | 537 (11.3) | 1.00 |
| Female | 5281 | 700 (13.3) | 1.47 (1.27 to 1.71) |
| Socioeconomic status§ | |||
| Upper | 360 | 22 (6.1) | 1.00 |
| Middle | 3113 | 384 (12.3) | 1.95 (1.18 to 3.23) |
| Lower | 5063 | 653 (12.9) | 2.67 (1.62 to 4.41) |
| Extreme lower | 1293 | 156 (12.1) | 3.03 (1.78 to 5.17) |
| Area of residence¶ | |||
| Hyderabad | 2473 | 201 (8.1) | 1.00 |
| West Godavari | 2406 | 356 (14.8) | 2.27 (1.82 to 2.83) |
| Adilabad | 2623 | 266 (10.1) | 1.53 (1.21 to 1.94) |
| Mahabubnagar | 2516 | 414 (16.5) | 2.50 (2.01 to 3.12) |