Table 6 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants with glaucoma in the study population

Total

13,591 (100 %)

682

5.02

4.60–5.47

 Age group (years)

40–49

4889

93

1.90

1.55–2.33

50–59

3577

130

3.63

3.03–4.36

60–69

2773

178

6.42

5.50–7.48

70–79

1653

178

10.77

9.24–12.52

80+

699

103

14.74

12.31–17.54

p <0.001

 Gender

Female

7345

328

4.47

3.98–5.00

Male

6246

354

5.67

5.05–5.47

p = 0.002

 Ethnic group^a

Hausa

3375

130

3.85

3.00–4.93

Yoruba

2669

156

5.84

4.94–6.90

Igbo

1918

149

7.77

6.57–9.16

Fulani

840

30

3.57

2.53–5.01

Kanuri

353

18

5.10

3.40–7.58

Tiv

342

11

3.22

2.29–4.51

Ijaw

251

15

5.98

4.46–7.96

Urhobo

245

7

2.86

1.50–5.37

Ibibio

212

12

5.66

2.35–13.03

Nupe

211

11

5.21

3.41–7.88

Others

3117

139

4.46

3.72–5.33

p <0.001

 Literacy

Literate

5925

248

4.19

3.60–4.86

Illiterate

7666

434

5.66

5.14-6.23

p = 0.001

 Place of residence

Rural

10,540

520

4.93

4.46–5.46

Urban

3051

162

5.31

4.47–6.30

p = 0.473

 Visual status

Not blind

13,022

546

4.19

3.83–4.59

Blind

569

136

23.90

20.24–27.99

p <0.001