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Table 2 Distribution of predicted proportions of vision status by age group and sex in persons with trichiasis (n = 319)

From: The epidemiology of low vision and blindness associated with trichiasis in southern Sudan

Age group (years)

Vision status* (%)

 

Males

Females

Total

 

Normal vision

Low vision

Blindness

Normal vision

Low vision

Blindness

Normal vision

Low vision

Blindness

0–4**

100.0

0

0

100

0

0

100

0

0

5–9

94.6

5.0

0.4

96.3

3.3

0.3

96.0

3.7

0.4

10–14

90.1

9.2

0.7

93.1

6.2

0.7

92.4

6.9

0.7

15–19

83.9

14.8

1.3

88.4

10.4

1.2

87.4

11.4

1.2

20–24

76.1

21.8

2.1

82.2

15.8

2.0

80.9

17.2

2.0

25–29

67.2

29.7

3.2

74.7

22.3

3.0

72.9

24.0

3.1

30–34

57.6

37.7

4.7

66.0

29.4

4.5

64.1

31.4

4.5

35–39

48.2

45.1

6.7

56.9

36.6

6.5

54.8

38.6

6.5

40–44

39.4

51.3

9.3

47.9

43.0

9.1

45.8

45.0

9.1

45–49

31.7

55.7

12.6

39.4

48.2

12.4

37.6

50.1

12.4

50–54

25.2

58.2

16.5

32.0

51.6

16.4

30.3

53.3

16.4

55–59

19.9

58.9

21.2

25.6

53.3

21.1

24.2

54.8

21.1

60–64

15.6

57.9

26.5

20.3

53.1

26.6

19.1

54.4

26.4

65–69

12.2

55.4

32.4

16.0

51.4

32.5

15.1

52.5

32.4

70–74

9.6

51.8

38.6

12.6

48.4

38.9

11.9

49.4

38.7

75+

7.5

47.4

45.0

10.0

44.6

45.5

9.3

45.5

45.2

Total

55.0

35.0

10.0

55.3

33.8

10.9

53.9

35.3

10.9

95% CI

49.6–60.3

31.4–38.7

8.1–11.9

52.4–58.3

31.8–35.7

9.7–12.1

50.9–56.9

33.3–37.2

9.7–12.0

  1. *Vision status: Normal vision = presenting visual acuity of ≥ 6/18 in the better eye; Low vision = presenting visual acuity of < 6/18 to ≤ 3/60 in the better eye; Blindness = presenting visual acuity of < 3/60 in the better eye.
  2. **Children aged 0–4 years assumed to have normal vision.