Table 4

 Prevalence of presenting bilateral blindness (<6/60) by demographics

Age (years)Number examinedBlindness prevalenceAdjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
No (%)
*p<0.01, **p<0.001, ***p<0.05.
†Literacy status missing for one case.
45–4912585 (0.4)
50–60150510 (0.7)1.7 (0.6 to 4.9)
61–70126524 (1.9)4.7 (1.8 to 12.4)*
70+97489 (9.1)24.0 (9.5 to 60.3)**
Sex
Male224253 (2.4)
Female276075 (2.7)1.1 (0.8 to 1.7)
Literacy
Literate12449 (0.7)
Illiterate3757119 (3.2)3.5 (1.7 to 7. 1)***
All5002128 (1.4)