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Table 4 Probability of developing low vision or blindness according to region, adjusted on age and job categories. An OR greater than 1 means less risk of develop low vision. Reference category is "Ile de France", i.e. Paris and its suburb.

From: Prevalence of visual impairment in relation to the number of ophthalmologists in a given area: a nationwide approach

 

Low vision

Blindness

 

OR

95% CL

OR

95% CL

Ile de France (Reference)

1

na

1

Na

Champagne Ardennes

0.82

0.48–1.43

2.38

0.10–58.00

Picardie

0.59

0.37–0.96

0.90

0.11–7.15

Haute-Normandie

0.35

0.23–0.53

1.27

0.13–12.01

Centre

0.52

0.35–0.77

1.36

0.22–8.55

Basse-Normandie

1.57

0.72–3.44

2.79

0.09–88.38

Bourgogne

0.41

0.27–0.62

2.17

0.11–43.46

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

0.63

0.43–0.91

1.34

0.24–7.52

Lorraine

0.73

0.48–1.13

1.82

0.20–16.67

Alsace

1.62

0.88–2.97

1.35

0.16–11.11

France-Comté

1.95

0.86–4.45

0.87

0.10–7.45

Pays de Loire

0.45

0.31–0.64

1.65

0.24–11.38

Bretagne

1.38

0.85–2.26

1.16

0.23–5.75

Poitou-Charentes

2.10

1.04–4.23

1.39

0.19–10.34

Aquitaine

0.49

0.34–0.73

0.76

0.19–3.10

Midy-Pyrénées

1.20

0.70–2.07

1.47

0.21–10.37

Limousin

0.47

0.27–0.81

3.88

0.03–442.19

Rhônes-Alpes

0.74

0.52–1.06

0.87

0.23–3.22

Auvergne

0.62

0.36–1.04

2.24

0.08–59.30

Languedoc-Roussillon

0.75

0.47–1.20

0.64

0.15–2.77

Provence-Alpes-Côtes d'Azur

0.77

0.54–1.12

0.64

0.20–2.03