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Table 4 Demographic data of 396 individuals and the municipalities of origin based on attendance in 2014

From: Outcomes of and barriers to cataract surgery in Sao Paulo State, Brazil

 

Attended (n=168); (%)

Did not attend (n=228); n (%)

p

Age (years)

69.3±9.2a

67.3±12.0a

0.081

Best Visual Acuity (logMAR)

101 (60.1)

151 (66.2)

0.245

Gender

 Female

67 (39.9)

77 (33.8)

 

 Male

9 (5.4)

21 (9.2)

0.181

Blindness

46 (27.4)

59 (25.9)

0.818

HDI

0.763±0.034

0.770±0.029

0.034

Distance to the specialized hospital (km)

73.6±28.9

83.2±32.9

0.000

Per capita income (R$)

836.6±164.1

890.6±156.1

0.000

Inhabitants

24287.9±8349.1

21923.7±9642.4

0.000

Patients with blindness prevention program

8 (4.8)

42 (18.4)

0.000

Patients with ophthalmologist in county of origin

155 (92.3)

192 (84.2)

0.020

Hospital with structure for facectomy

16 (9.5)

54 (23.7)

0.000

Ophthalmic Apparatus in the basic health

66 (39.3)

116 (50.9)

0.025

Cataract campaign in the last five years

154 (91.7)

209 (91.7)

1.000

Total

168 (%)

228 (%)

 
  1. amean±standard deviation
  2. n=number; p<0.05 is statistically significant (bold values)