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Table 2 Prevalence of loneliness in the visual impairment population and in the general population

From: Loneliness among adults with visual impairment: prevalence, associated factors, and relationship to life satisfaction

Age categories

VI population (n = 736)a

General population (n = 14,884)a

TILS

Single question

DCG

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Moderate loneliness

 18–35 years

31.2

24.1–39.1

19.6

18.4–20.8

16.5

15.3–17.6

 36–50 years

30.1

23.6–37.2

15.8

14.8–16.9

16.1

15.1–17.2

 51–65 years

23.0

17.4–29.5

17.3

16.1–18.5

18.5

17.3–19.7

 ≥ 66 years

31.1

24.6–38.1

22.4

20.6–24.2

23.3

21.5–25.1

 Total sample

28.7

25.4–32.1

18.2

17.6–18.9

17.9

17.2–18.5

Severe loneliness

 18–35 years

21.0

14.9–28.2

2.1

1.7–2.6

4.9

4.3–5.6

 36–50 years

27.9

20.7–33.9

2.2

1.8–2.7

6.1

5.5–6.9

 51–65 years

19.0

13.8–25.1

3.2

2.7–3.8

6.0

5.3–6.8

 ≥ 66 years

12.4

8.1–17.9

3.8

3.0–4.7

7.2

6.1–8.4

 Total sample

19.7

16.9–22.8

2.7

2.4–3.0

5.9

5.5–6.3

  1. Notes. VI visual impairment, CIs confidence intervals, TILS Three Item Loneliness Scale, DCG De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale
  2. aThe single question had 26 non-responses and the DCG questionnaire had 122 non-responses