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Table 2 Socio-demographic and VI-related characteristics of the participants (N = 105)

From: What explains health in persons with visual impairment?

Characteristics

Total

Category of VI*

  

Moderate

Severe

High-grade

Blindness

Number of PVI, n (%)

105 (100.0)

40 (38.1)

25 (23.8)

14 (13.3)

26 (24.8)

Age; years, mean (SD)

63.3 (18.8)

71.4 (15.6)

63.6 (16.4)

71.4 (15.7)

46.4 (16.6)

Time since diagnosis; years, mean (SD)

16.8 (17.8)

8.2 (12.7)

16.9 (17.3)

15.1 (19.5)

31.0 (16.3)

Gender; female, n (%)

66 (62.9)

27 (67.5)

14 (56.0)

8 (57.1)

17 (65.4)

EQ-5D VAS; mean (SD)

58.9 (22.5)

56.2 (21.2)

58.0 (19.5)

46.4 (24.8)

70.7 (22.0)

  1. VI = visual impairment; PVI = persons with visual impairment; EQ-5D VAS = EuroQoL-5D visual analogue scale.
  2. *Moderate VI: BCVA 20/63 - 20/200, Severe VI: BCVA 20/200 - 1/20, High-grade VI: BCVA 1/20 - 1/50, Blindness: BCVA ≤ 1/50.