Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression estimation of cataract and glaucoma among older adults aged 60 and above, India, LASI, 2017–18.
| Cataract | Glaucoma | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | Std. Err | Odds Ratio | Std. Err | |
| Independent (predictor) variable | ||||
| Diabetics | ||||
| No® | ||||
| Yes | 1.495*** | 0.056 | 1.554*** | 0.147 |
| Control variables | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male® | ||||
| Female | 1.264*** | 0.043 | 1.082 | 0.094 |
| Age | ||||
| 60–69® | ||||
| 70–79 | 1.877*** | 0.061 | 1.471*** | 0.121 |
| 80+ | 2.365*** | 0.108 | 1.434** | 0.171 |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural® | ||||
| Urban | 1.348*** | 0.043 | 0.953 | 0.082 |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu® | ||||
| Muslim | 1.024 | 0.046 | 0.975 | 0.114 |
| Christian | 0.460*** | 0.032 | 0.589** | 0.103 |
| Others | 0.625*** | 0.046 | 0.797 | 0.144 |
| Caste | ||||
| SC® | ||||
| ST | 0.563*** | 0.035 | 0.735* | 0.110 |
| OBC | 0.975 | 0.042 | 0.952 | 0.103 |
| None | 0.985 | 0.045 | 0.870 | 0.102 |
| Education | ||||
| No schooling® | ||||
| Completed primary | 1.263*** | 0.047 | 0.809* | 0.081 |
| Completed secondary | 1.264*** | 0.057 | 0.881 | 0.104 |
| Completed diploma/college | 1.165* | 0.087 | 0.597* | 0.134 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married® | ||||
| Widowed | 1.206*** | 0.041 | 1.174 | 0.102 |
| Divorced/separated | 1.143 | 0.157 | 1.047 | 0.380 |
| Not married | 0.939 | 0.116 | 1.195 | 0.357 |
| MPCE quintile | ||||
| Poorest® | ||||
| Poorer | 0.967 | 0.044 | 1.170 | 0.138 |
| Middle | 0.961 | 0.044 | 0.920 | 0.116 |
| Richer | 1.086 | 0.050 | 1.317* | 0.156 |
| Richest | 1.039 | 0.050 | 1.466** | 0.178 |
®: reference category; ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.