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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants who completed baseline (n = 413) and follow-up assessments (n = 247)

From: The impact of cataract surgery on vision-related quality of life for bilateral cataract patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a prospective study

Variables

Baseline assessment (n = 413)

Follow-up assessment (n = 247)

p-value

First eye surgery only (n = 107)

Both eye surgeries (n = 140)

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

  Female

268

64.9

60

56.1

95

67.9

0.99

  Male

145

35.1

47

43.9

45

32.1

 

Age (years)

  50-59

86

20.8

28

26.2

30

21.4

0.98

  60-69

170

41.2

48

44.9

54

38.6

 

  70+

157

38.0

31

29.0

56

40.0

 

Marital status

  Married

239

57.9

69

64.5

81

57.9

0.95

  Single/widow/divorced

174

42.1

38

35.5

59

42.1

 

Ethnicity

  Kinh

401

97.1

102

95.3

136

97.1

0.97

  Other

12

2.9

5

4.7

4

2.9

 

Live alone

  No

383

92.7

99

92.5

134

95.7

0.84

  Yes

30

7.3

8

7.5

6

4.3

 

Education level

  Junior high school

303

73.4

79

73.8

99

70.7

0.96

  Senior high school

110

26.6

28

26.2

41

29.3

 

Currently employed

  No

326

78.9

78

72.9

111

79.3

0.92

  Yes

87

21.1

29

27.1

29

20.7

 

Wears glasses

  No

298

72.2

82

76.6

88

62.9

0.70

  Yes

115

27.8

25

23.4

52

37.1

 

Takes prescription medication

  No

250

60.5

61

57.0

84

60.0

0.59

  Yes

163

39.5

46

43.0

56

40.0

 

Co-morbid condition

  No

145

35.1

42

39.3

54

38.6

0.13

  Yes

268

64.9

65

60.8

86

61.4