Table 1 Summary of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants in the current study (n = 492)
Age | Mean (SD) | Diagnosis | % (n) |
63.4 (14.2) years | Diabetic Retinopathy | 37 (182) | |
Acuity | Age-Related Macular Degeneration | 13 (63) | |
0.65 (0.48) logMAR | Glaucoma | 10 (51) | |
Sex | % (n) | Disorders of the Globe | 8 (41) |
Females | 50 (246) | Corneal Disorders | 8 (37) |
Males | 50 (246) | Other Retinal Disorders | 6 (28) |
Age category | % (n) | Unknown | 4 (19) |
65 or less | 51 (248) | Cataract | 3 (17) |
More than 65 | 49 (244) | Retinal Detachments and other defects | 3 (16) |
Education | % (n) | Optic Nerve Disorders | 3 (15) |
Less 4 years | 10 (48) | Disorders of the Choroid | 3 (14) |
4 years | 52 (254) | Other Eye Disorders | 2 (9) |
6 years | 14 (71) | ||
9 years | 12 (57) | Household income per person | % (n) |
12 years | 7 (33) | Less than 485 euro | 45 (220) |
Degree | 4 (18) | Between 485 and 1000 euro | 40 (197) |
Unknown | 2 (11) | More than 1000 euro | 13 (63) |
Marital status | % (n) | Unknown | 2 (12) |
Married | 65 (320) | ||
Widowed | 15 (76) | Comorbidities | % (n) |
Single | 13 (63) | Allergies | 10 (47) |
Divorced | 6 (30) | Stroke | 9 (42) |
Other | 0 (2)* | Cancer | 4 (20) |
Household living arrangements | % (n) | Diabetes | 46 (226) |
w/ spouse and children | 64 (313) | Autoimmune | 2 (9) |
w/ children | 16 (80) | Heart condition | 16 (79) |
alone | 12 (58) | Endocrine condition | 4 (21) |
w/ relatives | 5 (23) | Gastrointestinal condition | 12 (60) |
w/ spouse | 3 (14) | Liver disease | 2 (9) |
Other | 1 (4) | Musculoskeletal disorder | 26 (130) |
Employment status | % (n) | Pulmonary disease | 6 (30) |
Retired | 52 (255) | Thyroid condition | 7 (34) |
Early retired | 20 (98) | Hypertension | 37 (184) |
Working | 11 (54) | Hearing impairments | 10 (47) |
Unemployed | 10 (49) | Neurologic problems | 3 (14) |
Other | 6 (29) | Psychological problems | 12 (57) |
Sick leave | 1 (7) |