Table 1 Distribution of eye care service utilization in Tehran population

Age

   1 – 19

1716

47.7 (44.9 – 50.9)

46.3 (43.3 – 49.3)^†

1

   20 – 39

1415

29.4 (26.5 – 32.3)

41.3 (38.0 – 44.6)

0.46 (0.40 – 0.52)

   40 – 59

1048

23.6 (20.3 – 26.8)

35.0 (31.4 – 38.6)

0.34 (0.30 – 0.41)

   60 +

386

12.9 (9.5 – 16.3)

25.3 (20.7 – 29.9)

0.16 (0.12 – 0.22)

Sex

   Women

2656

32.8 (30.0 – 35.6)

40.9 (38.1 – 43.7)

1

   Men

1909

36.5 (33.8 – 39.2)

45.3 (42.4 – 48.2)

1.18 (1.03 – 1.34)

Education^‡

   Illiterate

272

31.0 (25.5 – 36.4)

43.4 (37.0 – 49.8)

1

   Primary

784

38.4 (34.6 – 42.3)

44.0 (40.2 – 47.8)

1.39 (1.07 – 1.82)

   High school

2444

32.9 (30.4 – 35.5)

43.2 (40.6 – 45.8)

1.09 (0.85 – 1.42)

   College

692

16.1 (12.0 – 19.3)

26.0 (22.1 – 29.8)

0.43 (0.30 – 0.61)

Presenting vision in the better eye

   20/20

3200

36.0 (33.5 – 38.5)

44.3 (41.6 – 47.0)

1

   20/25–20/40

837

23.7 (20.1 – 27.4)

33.9 (30.0 – 37.8)

0.55 (0.45 – 0.68)

   <20/40

350

42.3 (37.5 – 47.2)

49.6 (44.7 – 54.5)

1.31 (1.06 – 1.60)

All

4520

34.7 (32.4 – 36.9)

40.7 (38.3 – 43.1)