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Table 6 Proportion of subjects wearing glasses, by ethnic group comparing Han with other groups, n (%)

From: Prevalence and causes of blindness, visual impairment among different ethnical minority groups in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China

 

Han (n = 1712)

Khazak (n = 1747)

Uygur (n = 105)

Others (n = 413)

Total (n = 3977)

Wearing glasses for any reason

642

37.5%

198

(11.3%)*

15

14.3%*

100

24.2%*

955

24.0%

Wearing distance glasses

59

3.5%

26

(1.5%)*

6

5.7%

5

1.2%**

96

2.4%

Wearing presbyopic glasses

592

34.6%

177

(10.1%)*

10

9.5%*

96

23.2%*

875

22.0%

  1. * p < 0.001 ** p < 0.05