Table 2 Characteristics of the study sample of the German population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) with visual acuity of both eyes and NEI VFQ-25 data available
All | |
|---|---|
N | 11,941 |
Age [y] | 54.7 (11.1) |
Women | 49.9% (5958) |
Socioeconomic status | 13.1 (4.4) |
Eye characteristics: | |
Mean spherical equivalent [dpt] | −0.12 (−1.25/0.81) |
Visual acuity (better eye) [logMAR] | 0 (0/0.10) |
Visual acuity (worse eye) [logMAR] | 0 (0/0.22) |
Contact lenses or glasses | 89.2% (10646) |
Distance glasses | 68.0% (8116) |
History of eye surgery | 7.3% (876) |
Glaucoma | 2.3% (270) |
Age-related macular degeneration | 0.4% (51) |
Amblyopia | 9.9% (1186) |
Vision-related quality of life: | |
Visual functioning scale (NEI VFQ-25) | 89.6 (81.3/95.1) |
Socioemotional scale (NEI VFQ-25) | 100.0 (94.5/100.0) |