Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics of the study population
| Total | Males | Females | Significance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | χ2 | P value | |
| Patients | 30 | 100 | 16 | 53.3 | 14 | 46.7 | 0.009 | 0.523 |
| Urban | 11 | 36.7 | 6 | 20.0 | 5 | 16.7 | 1.649 | 0.016* |
| Rural | 19 | 63.3 | 10 | 33.3 | 9 | 30.0 | ||
| Educated | 14 | 46.7 | 7 | 23.3 | 7 | 23.3 | 0.012 | 0.344 |
| Ignorant | 16 | 53.3 | 9 | 30.0 | 7 | 23.3 | ||
| VA > 6/60 | 6 | 20.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| VA < 6.60 up to CF | 15 | 50.0 | 9 | 30.0 | 6 | 20.0 | 0.105 | 0.096 |
| VA ≤ HM | 9 | 30.0 | 4 | 13.3 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.101 | 0.099 |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | T | P value | ||||
| Age (years) | 44.3 ± 5.38 | 44.5 ± 5.42 | 43.9 ± 5.31 | 0.003 | 0.874 | |||
χ2 = Chi square test, P > 0.05 = non-significant, *p < 0.05 = statistically significant,
VA: visual acuity, HM: hand movement, CF: counting fingers