Association between cause of vision loss in the better-seeing eye at baseline and incident/frequent falls
| Cause of VI in the better-seeing eye | Any incident falls | ≥2 falls | ||
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| None | Reference | Reference | ||
| Correctable cause | 1.13 (0.83 to 1.54) | 0.407 | 2.02 (1.19 to 3.44) | 0.009 |
| Uncorrectable cause | 1.42 (0.68 to 2.99) | 0.346 | 3.09 (1.08 to 8.80) | 0.034 |
Model adjusted for age, gender, race, body mass index, low socioeconomic status, current smoker, EQ-5D mobility score, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, CVD and medication use.
CVD, cardio vascular disease; EQ-5D, European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions; VI, visual impairment.