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Table 5 Spectacle coverage rate by sociodemographic variables as well as univariate and multivariate model of unmet need

From: Visual impairment and spectacle coverage rate in Baoshan district, China: population-based study

Characteristic

 

Total n

Met need (n)

Unmet need (n)

Spectacle coverage (%)

Univariate odds ratio (95% CI) of unmet need

Multivariate odds ratio (95% CI) of unmet need

Age,y

       

60-69

 

637

363

274

56.99

1.00(reference)

1.00(reference)

70-79

 

282

86

196

30.50

3.02***(2.24-4.07)

2.70***(1.91-3.82)

80~

 

153

24

129

15.69

7.12***(4.48-11.32)

5.82***(3.49-9.70)

Total

 

1072

473

599

44.12

  

Gender

       

Male

 

455

248

207

54.51

1.00(reference)

1.00(reference)

Female

 

617

225

392

36.47

2.09***(1.63-2.67)

2.04***(1.54-2.70)

Occupation

       

Peasant

 

881

438

443

49.72

1.00(reference)

1.00(reference)

Non-peasant

 

191

35

156

18.32

4.41***(2.99-6.51)

2.82***(1.72-4.61)

Type of insurance

       

No insurance

 

58

14

44

24.14

1.00(reference)

1.00(reference)

Urban insurance

 

541

235

306

43.44

0.41**(0.22-0.77)

1.67(0.79-3.56)

Others

 

473

224

249

47.36

0.35***(0.19-0.66)

1.29(0.61-2.73)

Level of education

       

Illiteracy

 

152

24

128

15.79

1.00(reference)

1.00(reference)

Primary school

 

466

162

304

34.76

0.35***(0.22-0.57)

0.96(0.55-1.68)

Secondary school or higher

 

454

287

167

63.22

0.11***(0.07-0.18)

0.38***(0.21-0.67)

Refractive error

       

Myopia

 

608

297

311

48.85

0.20***(0.12-0.36)

0.44*(0.23-0.83)

 

Mild Myopia

265

90

175

33.96

  
 

Moderate Myopia

212

137

75

64.62

  
 

High Myopia

131

70

61

53.44

  

Hyperopia

 

372

161

211

43.28

0.26***(0.14-0.46)

0.30***(0.16-0.57)

 

Mild Hyperopia

224

109

115

48.66

  
 

Moderate Hyperopia

123

41

82

33.33

  
 

High Hyperopia

25

11

14

44.00

  

Astigmatism

 

92

15

77

16.30

1.00(reference)

1.00(reference)

 

Mild Astigmatism

27

4

23

14.81

  
 

High Astigmatism

65

11

54

16.92

  
  1. CI=confidence interval.
  2. * Significant at P <0.05.
  3. ** Significant at P <0.01.
  4. *** Significant at P <0.001.