Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristic of the study sample
Variables | Sample, n = 105 |
|---|---|
Age, mean + SD |  |
Overall | 69.22 ± 9.89 |
Cataract patients | 69.62 ± 10.66 |
Glaucoma patients | 70.00 ± 8.60 |
ARMD patients | 74.18 ± 6.42 |
DR patients | 64.90 ± 9.89 |
Gender, number (%) | Â |
Male | 42 (40.0) |
Female | 63 (60.0) |
Marital status, number (%) | Â |
Married | 70 (66.7) |
Non-married | 5 (4.8) |
Widowed | 26 (4.8) |
Divorced | 4 (8.0) |
Educational status, number (%) | Â |
Elementary school (1-8Â years) | 7 (6.7) |
Secondary school | 53 (50.5) |
Higher school | 16 (15.2) |
University degree | 29 (27.6) |
Working status, number (%) | Â |
Working | 16 (15.2) |
Not working/pensioner | 89 (84.8) |
Ophthalmic disease, number (%) | Â |
Cataract | 40 (38.1) |
Glaucoma | 12 (11.4) |
ARMD | 22 (21.0) |
DR | 31 (29.5) |
Visual acuity (Snellen), mean (range) | Â |
Better eye | 0.42 (0.01-0.06) |
Worse eye | 0.20 (0.01-0.06) |
Comorbidity (systemic), number (%) | Â |
Non | 16 (15.2) |
One | 59 (56.2) |
Two | 22 (21.0) |
Three or more | 8 (7.6) |