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Table 1 Comparisons in demographic characteristics and comorbidities in patient with and without Early-onset cataract

From: Increased risk of tinnitus in patients with early-onset cataracts: a nationwide population-based case-control study

 

Early-onset cataract

p-value

 

No

Yes

 

(N = 8336)

(N = 2084)

Gender

0.99

 Women

4160 (49.9)

1040 (49.9)

 

 Men

4176 (50.1)

1044 (50.1)

 

Age stratified

0.99

  ≤ 35

772 (9.26)

193 (9.26)

 

 36–45

1980 (23.8)

495 (23.8)

 

 46–55

5584 (67.0)

1396 (67.0)

 

 Age, mean ± SD a

45.4 (7.43)

46.3 (7.41)

< 0.0001

Urbanization level†

0.02

 1 (highest)

2601 (31.2)

670 (32.2)

 

 2

2558 (30.7)

682 (32.7)

 

 3

1558 (18.7)

329 (15.8)

 

 4 (lowest)

1619 (19.4)

403 (19.3)

 

Comorbidity

 Vertigo

358 (4.29)

132 (6.33)

< 0.0001

 Insomnia

2689 (32.3)

961 (46.1)

< 0.0001

 Anxiety

589 (7.07)

222 (10.7)

< 0.0001

 Hearing loss

45 (0.54)

28 (1.34)

< 0.0001

  1. Chi-Square Test, a t-test
  2. †The urbanization level was categorized by the population density of the residential area into 4 levels, with level 1 as the most urbanized and level 4 as the least urbanized