Total—referred | Referrals not attended n (%) | Referrals attended n (%) | P value | |
Age group (years) | <0.001 | |||
60–69 | 181 | 74 (40.9) | 107 (59.1) | |
70–79 | 277 | 116 (41.9) | 161 (58.1) | |
80 and above | 273 | 166 (60.8) | 107 (39.2) | |
Gender | 0.172 | |||
Male | 250 | 113 (45.2) | 137 (54.8) | |
Female | 481 | 243 (50.5) | 238 (49.5) | |
Education level | 0.65 | |||
No education | 183 | 86 (47.0) | 97 (53) | |
School education | 431 | 216 (50.1) | 215 (49.9) | |
Higher education | 117 | 54 (46.2) | 63 (53.8) | |
Type of home | <0.001 | |||
Free | 133 | 43 (32.3) | 90 (67.7) | |
Aided/partially subsidised | 289 | 120 (41.5) | 169 (58.5) | |
Private | 309 | 193 (62.5) | 116 (37.5) | |
Diabetes | 0.281 | |||
No | 535 | 267 (49.9) | 268 (50.1) | |
Yes | 196 | 89 (45.4) | 107 (54.6) | |
Hypertension | 0.405 | |||
No | 313 | 158 (50.5) | 155 (49.5) | |
Yes | 418 | 198 (47.4) | 220 (52.6) | |
Mobility score | <0.001 | |||
Immobile/bedridden | 89 | 73 (82.0) | 16 (18) | |
Mobile with support | 253 | 136 (53.8) | 117 (46.2) | |
Independently mobile | 389 | 147 (37.8) | 242 (62.2) | |
Visual impairment in the better eye | 0.048 | |||
No | 401 | 182 (45.4) | 219 (54.6) | |
Yes | 330 | 174 (52.7) | 156 (47.3) | |
Total | 731 | 356 (48.7) | 375 (51.3) |