Table 2

Vision-specific characteristics and incident falls of the study participants

CharacteristicsTotal (N=1972)Incident falls
n (%)n (%)95% CI
Presenting bilateral/unilateral categories of VI
 Normal vision in both eyes844 (42.80)95 (11.2)0.09 to 0.13
 Mild VI in one eye, normal vision in the other324 (16.43)42 (12.9)0.09 to 0.17
 Moderate-worse VI in one eye, normal vision in the other257 (13.03)30 (11.6)0.08 to 0.16
 Mild VI in both eyes121 (6.14)23 (19)0.12 to 0.27
 Moderate-worse VI in one eye, mild VI in the other185 (9.38)31 (16.7)0.12 to 0.22
 Moderate-worse VI in both eyes241 (12.22)32 (13.2)0.09 to 0 0.18
  • VI, visual impairment.