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Table 4 Generalised linear estimating equation model of vision-related quality of life after cataract surgery (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

Variable

Coefficient (SE)

95% confidence interval

pcvalue

Before or after surgery: after

14.87 (1.47)

11.98 to 17.75

<0.001*

Surgery: both eyes

3.66 (1.28)

1.13 to 6.19

0.004*

Binocular visual acuity (logMAR)

-2.06 (2.72)

-7.39 to 3.27

0.45

Binocular contrast sensitivity (log units)

13.27 (2.37)

8.62 to 17.92

<0.001*

Stereopsis (log seconds of arc)

-3.31 (0.99)

-5.29 to-1.33

<0.001*

Age (years)

0.06 (0.08)

-0.11 to 0.23

0.46

Gender: female

2.76 (1.53)

-0.23 to 5.76

0.07

Ethnicity: other

-1.01 (3.33)

-7.54 to 5.51

0.76

Lives alone: yes

-0.71 (2.90)

-6.40 to 5.00

0.81

Married: yes

-2.96 (1.52)

-5.94 to 0.21

0.05

Co-morbidity: yes

-2.33 (1.55)

-5.38 to 0.73

0.14

Prescribed medication: yes

2.25 (1.54)

-0.77 to 5.27

0.14

Employed: yes

2.96 (1.61)

-0.20 to 6.13

0.06

Education: > junior high school

1.91 (1.47)

-0.97 to 4.80

0.19

Wears glasses after surgery: yes

1.02 (1.26)

-1.45 to 3.51

0.41