Table 2 Characteristics of participants according to cataract
Characteristics | No cataract | Cataract | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants | 29,807 | 10,650 | |
Age (years) | 57.27 ± 11.04 | 72.35 ± 9.36 | < 0.001 |
Gender | < 0.001 | ||
Male | 14,147 (47.46%) | 4014 (37.69%) | |
Female | 15,660 (52.54%) | 6636 (62.31%) | |
Ethnicity | < 0.001 | ||
Non-hispanic | 26,603 (89.25%) | 10,065 (94.51%) | |
Hispanic | 3204 (10.75%) | 585 (5.49%) | |
Education | < 0.001 | ||
≤ High school | 10,177 (34.28%) | 4359 (41.06%) | |
> High school | 19,512 (65.72%) | 6256 (58.94%) | |
Marriage status | < 0.001 | ||
Married/Living with partner | 16,628 (55.92%) | 4593 (43.21%) | |
Widowed/Divorced/ Separated/Never married | 13,108 (44.08%) | 6037 (56.79%) | |
High cholesterol | < 0.001 | ||
No | 18,875 (63.52%) | 4543 (42.84%) | |
Yes | 10,842 (36.48%) | 6062 (57.16%) | |
Diabetes | < 0.001 | ||
No | 25,384 (85.22%) | 7677 (72.15%) | |
Yes | 4401 (14.78%) | 2964 (27.85%) | |
Hypertension | < 0.001 | ||
No | 17,633 (59.22%) | 3712 (34.92%) | |
Yes | 12,141 (40.78%) | 6918 (65.08%) | |
Smoking status | < 0.001 | ||
Current/ former | 13,010 (43.81%) | 5302 (49.97%) | |
Never | 16,687 (56.19%) | 5308 (50.03%) | |
Alcohol consumption | < 0.001 | ||
Lifetime abstainer | 4799 (16.36%) | 2161 (20.51%) | |
Former drinker | 4977 (16.96%) | 2695 (25.58%) | |
Current drinker | 19,564 (66.68%) | 5680 (53.91%) | |
Asthma | < 0.001 | ||
No | 26,122 (87.64%) | 9115 (85.59%) | |
Yes | 3685 (12.36%) | 1535 (14.41%) |