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Table 3 Association of awareness of diabetic retinopathy in the population: Univariate logistic regression

From: Population awareness of diabetic eye disease and age related macular degeneration in Nepal: the Bhaktapur Retina Study

 

No (%)

Yes (%)

Total

Odds Ratio

P - value

95 % C. I.

Age (Years)

 60–69

435(86.8)

66(13.2)

501

1.00

  

 70–79

338(93.1)

25(6.9)

363

0.48

0.003

0.3–0.8

  ≥ 80

98(92.4)

8(7.5)

106

0.53

0.113

0.2–1.1

Sex:

 Male

382(87.4)

55(12.6)

437

1.00

  

 Female

489(91.7)

44(8.3)

533

0.62

0.028

0.4–0.9

Occupation:

 Agriculture

709(91.3)

67(8.7)

776

1.00

  

 Service holders

39(72.2)

15(27.8)

54

4.07

<0.001

2.1–7.7

 Housewives

71(87.6)

10(12.3)

81

1.49

0.269

0.7–3.0

 Others

52(88.1)

7(11.9)

59

1.42

0.402

0.6–3.2

Education:

 Illiterate

690(92.2)

58(7.7)

748

1.00

  

 Literate

181(81.5)

41(18.5)

222

2.69

<0.001

1.7–4.1

BCVA(Log MAR)

  ≥ 0.3

442(86.8)

67(13.2)

509

1.00

  

  < 0.3

429(93.1)

32(6.9)

461

0.49

0.001

0.3–0.8

Smoking

 No smoking

256(91.1)

25(8.9)

281

1.00

  

 Present smoker

296(88.9)

37(11.1)

333

1.28

0.365

0.7–2.2

 Past smoker

319(89.6)

37(10.4)

356

1.18

0.323

0.7–2.0

Diagnosis of diabetes

 No

820(92.6)

65(7.3)

885

1.00

  

 Yes

51(60.0)

34(40.0)

85

8.41

<0.001

5.1–13.9

Duration of diabetes (yrs)

 0–4

25(75.7)

8(24.3)

33

1.00

  

 5–9

15(57.7)

11(42.3)

26

2.29

0.144

0.8–6.9

  ≥ 10

11(42.3)

15(57.7)

26

4.26

0.011

1.4–12.9

Diabetic retinopathy

 No

853(90.5)

90(9.5)

943

1.00

  

 Yes

18(66.7)

9(33.3)

27

4.73

<0.001

2.1–10.8

  1. CI Confidence interval, BCVA Best corrected visual acuity, AMD Age related macular degeneration