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Table 3 Association between NEI-VFQ sub-scale scores and visual impairment, adjusted for age, gender, practice and other sub-scale scores listed in the table

From: Is the NEI-VFQ-25 a useful tool in identifying visual impairment in an elderly population?

Exposure

OR VA<6/12 (95% CI)

OR VA<6/18 (95% CI)

General vision

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

3.64 (2.68, 4.95)

4.77 (3.03, 7.53)

P-value

<0.001

<0.001

Near activities

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

1.62 (1.18, 2.22)

2.32 (1.30, 4.15)

P-value

0.003

0.005

Distance activities

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

0.74 (0.54, 1.02)

0.91 (0.54, 1.52)

P-value

0.063

0.709

Social function

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

1.84 (1.25, 2.71)

2.52 (1.55, 4.11)

P-value

0.002

<0.001

Mental health

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

0.94 (0.67, 1.32)

0.72 (0.42, 1.25)

P-value

0.726

0.250

Role difficulties

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

0.85 (0.59, 1.23)

1.22 (0.69, 2.17)

P-value

0.381

0.496

Dependency

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

1.74 (1.18, 2.56)

1.73 (1.05, 2.86)

P-value

0.005

0.033

Colour vision

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

1.59 (1.00, 2.55)

2.25 (1.35, 3.73)

P-value

0.052

0.002

Peripheral vision

  

No problems

1.00

1.00

Problems

1.21 (0.86, 1.69)

0.95 (0.59, 1.53)

P-value

0.279

0.850