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Table 5 Associations between eye examination results and visual impairment at the eye-level analysis

From: Sociodemographic, behavioral, and medical risk factors associated with visual impairment among older adults: a community-based pilot survey in Southern District of Hong Kong

 

Descriptive statistics

Generalized linear mixed models

Eye examination results

Associations of VI with eye examination results

Right eye

Left eye

Estimate (95% CI)

p-value

(n = 222)

(n = 222)

Myopia or hyperopia

 No (Ref)

48 (21.62)

56 (25.23)

1.00

–

 Yes

174 (78.38)

166 (74.77)

6.69 (2.07–21.60)

0.001***

Optic disc

 Normal cases (ref)

192 (86.49)

196 (88.29)

1.00

–

 Abnormal or suspicious cases

30 (13.51)

26 (11.71)

0.81 (0.29–2.29)

0.697

Macula

 Normal cases (ref)

203 (91.44)

202 (81.98)

1.00

–

 Abnormal or undetermined cases

19 (8.56)

20 (9.01)

3.02 (0.92–9.94)

0.069*

  1. CI confidence interval, VI visual impairment
  2. * p-value < 0.1; **p-value < 0.05; *** p-value < 0.01