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Table 5 Univariate analysis of the prevalence of infectious corneal diseases

From: Prevalence of infectious keratitis in Central China

Characteristic

No. of examined participants

Corneal disease

χ2

Infectious keratitis

χ2

No. (%, 95% CI)

P

No. (%, 95% CI)

P

Gender

  

28.794

 

2.765

<0.001

0.096

Male

12 942

65 (0.50, 0.38-0.62)

 

14 (0.11, 0.05-0.17)

 

Female

13 363

146 (1.09, 0.91-1.27)

 

25 (0.19, 0.12-0.26)

 

Age (years)

3 cases missing

 

281.000

 

48.333

<0.001

<0.001

≤14

2029

1 (0.05, 0.04-0.06)

 

0

 

15-59

19 196

74 (0.39, 0.30-0.48 )

 

12 (0.06, 0.03-0.09)

 

≥60

5077

136 (2.68, 2.24-3.12 )

 

27 (0.53, 0.33-0.73)

 

Education

11 cases missing

 

235.300

 

22.485

<0.001

<0.001

None

2486

75 (3.02, 2.35-3.69)

 

13 (0.52, 0.24-0.80)

 

Primary

6388

86 (1.35, 1.21-1.49)

 

12 (0.19, 0.08-0.30)

 

High school

12 230

37 (0.30, 0.20-0.40)

 

8 (0.07, 0.02-0.12)

 

College

3141

9 (0.29, 0.10-0.48)

 

4 (0.13, 0.01-0.25 )

 

Postgraduate

2049

4 (0.20, 0.01-0.39)

 

2 (0.10, -0.04-0.24 )

 

Area

  

62.691

 

3.960

<0.001

0.047

Urban area

11 577

36 (0.31, 0.21-0.41)

 

11 (0.10, 0.04-016)

 

Rural area

14 728

175 (1.19,1.01-1.37)

 

28 (0.19, 0.12-0.26)

 
  1. Corneal disease presented in higher prevalence in the female gender, rural areas and those receiving less education, and the prevalence increased with age.