Table 1 Epidemiologic factors associated with visual impairment by the 222 respondents from a southern suburb of Hong Kong in January 2016: Multivariate logistic regression
Variables | Unilateral Visual Impairment | Bilateral Visual Impairment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AOR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
Age (Years) | 1.04 (1.00–1.09) | 0.031** | 1.08 (1.02–1.15) | 0.011** | |
Educational level: | |||||
 Primary level or below (ref) | 1.00 | – |  | ||
 Secondary level | 0.54 (0.26–1.13) | 0.103 | |||
 Non-degree level | 0.28 (0.09–0.80) | 0.022** | |||
 Degree level | 0.29 (0.08–0.89) | 0.039** | |||
Housing type: | |||||
 Private housing (ref) |  | 1.00 | – | ||
 Temporary housing | 8.26 (1.81–34.92) | 0.004*** | |||
Obesity (BMI ≥ 25) | |||||
 No (Ref) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | |
 Yes | 1.86 (0.99–3.51) | 0.053* | 4.00 (1.49–11.41) | 0.007 | *** |
Hyperlipidemia | |||||
 No (Ref) |  | 1.00 | – | ||
 Yes | 3.60 (1.13–10.97) | 0.025** | |||
Glaucoma | |||||
 No (Ref) | 1.00 | – |  | ||
 Yes | 4.11 (0.69–32.92) | 0.132 | |||