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Table 3 Factors associated with self-reported cataract in older adults in Ghana, SAGE Wave 1

From: Self-reported cataracts in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic and health related factors

Characteristic

Odds ratio

 

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Lower

Upper

Sex

    

Male

---

   

Female

1.364

0.77

2.42

0.287

Location

    

Urban

---

   

Rural

.926

0.59

1.44

0.733

Age group

    

50-59 years

---

   

60-69 years

7.781

4.42

13.68

0.001

70 years and above

2.530

1.55

4.13

0.001

Educational level

    

Primary completed or less

---

   

Secondary or higher

1.371

0.88

2.14

0.164

Marital status

    

Never married

---

   

Living with partner (currently married

    

and cohabiting)

0.190

0.02

1.76

0.143

Living without partner (separated/divorced and widowed)

0.467

0.10

2.19

0.334

Income status

    

Low income level (Q1 and Q2)

---

   

Middle income level (Q3)

2.502

0.55

11.41

0.236

Higher income level (Q4 and Q5)

0.639

0.42

0.98

0.042

Self-reported Stroke

    

No

---

   

Yes

1.124

0.38

2.00

0.754

Self-reported Diabetes

    

Yes

---

   

No

1.169

0.52

2.61

0.703

Self-reported hypertension

    

Yes

---

   

No

0.394

0.25

0.63

0.001

Lifetime Tobacco use

    

Ever

---

   

Never

1.187

0.68

2.06

0.543

Lifetime alcohol

    

Ever

    

Never

0.879

0.55

1.40

0.587

Level of subjective well being/life satisfaction

Satisfied

---

   

Indifferent

.381

.046

3.14

0.370

Dissatisfied

.328

.040

2.70

0.299