Relation of age and sex with cataract blindness and cataract surgery for people with without schooling
| Never operated cataract blindness | All cataract operated | Cataract blindnessburden | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are given as adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals), obtained by multiple logistics regression. Separate models were fitted for those with versus those without schooling. *p<0.01, **p<0.05. | |||
| Age | |||
| 45–49 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 50–59 | 1.7 (0.3–9.3) | 2.5 (1.1–5.6)* | 2.2 (0.9–5.3) |
| 60–69 | 8.1 (1.9–35.5)** | 6.7 (3.1–14.2)** | 6.3 (2.8–14.2)** |
| 70 + | 43.1 (10.5–177.3)** | 22.7 (10.9–47.2)** | 29.5 (13.6–64.0)** |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Female | 1.6 (1.0–3.6) | 1.3 (0.9 –1.8) | 1.2 (0.9–2.1) |
| Schooling | |||
| ⩾1 year | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| None | 2.7 (1.1–6.4)* | 0.6 (0.5–1.0) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) |