Table 4.
Comparison among three study sites.
| Variable | West Godavari | Adilabad | M. Nagar | p valuea | p valueb | p valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants with incident PXF, n (%) | 12 (0.7) | 33 (1.7) | 48 (2.8) | <0.01 | 0.12 | <0.01 |
| Mean age (SD) | 27.6 (16) | 24.5 (16.4) | 28.6 (17.7) | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.19 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 704 (46.5) | 930 (48.3) | 780 (46.6) | 0.47 | ||
| Outdoor work, n (%)d | 590 (53.8) | 1044 (78.6) | 986 (79.8) | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
|
BMI, n (%)e (Age ≥12 years at baseline) | ||||||
| 18.5–24.99 | 569 (35.1) | 456 (28.1) | 594 (36.6) | |||
| <18.5 | 631 (24.3) | 1128 (43.5) | 829 (32) | |||
| 25–29.9 | 110 (57.5) | 27 (14.1) | 54 (28.2) | |||
| ≥30 | 24 (57.1) | 14 (33.3) | 4 (9.5) | <0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Hypertension, n (%)f | ||||||
| (Age >15 years at baseline) | 339 (32.6) | 300 (24.5) | 242 (20.8) | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Smoking status, n (%) | ||||||
| Never smoker | 1196 (28.5) | 1641 (39.1) | 1350 (32.2) | |||
| Past smoker | 52 (39.3) | 36 (27.2) | 44 (33.3) | |||
| Current smoker | 264 (33.4) | 246 (31.1) | 279 (35.3) | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.73 |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | ||||||
| Never alcohol | 1361 (34.8) | 1650 (42.2) | 897 (22.9) | |||
| Past alcohol | 34 (27.6) | 32 (26) | 57 (46.3) | |||
| Current alcohol | 117 (10.8) | 241 (22.3) | 719 (66.7) | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Education level, n (%)g | ||||||
| None | 493 (22) | 941 (42) | 805 (35.9) | |||
| Primary | 554 (41.2) | 456 (33.9) | 333 (24.8) | |||
| Secondary | 294 (34.7) | 242 (28.6) | 309 (36.5) | |||
| Higher | 56 (26.9) | 69 (33.1) | 83 (39.9) | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| House visits, n (%) | 156 (10.3) | 85 (4.4) | 176 (10.5) | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.99 |
| Participants who underwent bilateral cataract surgery between 2 examination points, n (%) | 78 (4.9) | 53 (2.6) | 38 (2.2) | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Statistically significant p values are bold.
M. Nagar Mahabubnagar, PXF pseudo-exfoliation, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index.
aOverall.
bBetween West Godavari and Adilabad.
cBetween West Godavari and M. Nagar.
dData recorded for those over 15 years of age at baseline, i.e., APEDS I. Missing data: 74.
eMissing data: 388.
fData recorded for those over 15 years of age at baseline, i.e., APEDS I. Missing data: 60.
gMissing data 473.