Corneal endothelial cell density and associated factors among adults at a regional referral hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants, N = 404

Characteristic	n (%)
Sex
Male	187 (46.3)
Female	217 (53.7)
Age categories
18–30	101(25.0)
31–40	72 (17.8)
41–50	54 (13.4)
51–60	70 (17.3)
61–70	57 (14.1)
> 70	50 (12.4)
Occupation^b
Outdoor	290 (72.0)
Indoor	113 (28.0)
History of eye drop use prior to presentation	181(45.0)
History of ocular trauma	54 (13.4)
History of ocular surgery^c	51(12.6)
History of diabetes	39 (9.7)
History of smoking	10 (2.5)
History of radiotherapy	01(0.3)
History of contact lens wear	01(0.3)

^bn = 403 due to missing data. The participants who spent most of their day working outside were considered as “outdoor” and those who spent most of their day working indoors were considered as “indoor”. ^cHistory of ocular surgery included cataract surgery (36[8.9%]), glaucoma surgery (8[2.0%]), conjunctival excisions (7[1.7%]) and scleral buckling (1[0.3%])

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