TABLE 1.
Social and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Keratoconus
| Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Race | ||
| White | 412 | 45 |
| Non-White | 507 | 55 |
| Language | ||
| English | 971 | 94 |
| Non-English | 67 | 6 |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 643 | 63 |
| Medicaid | 208 | 20 |
| Medicare | 169 | 17 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed/retired | 443 | 65 |
| Unemployed/disabled | 241 | 35 |
| Age (yr) | ||
| ≤18 | 80 | 9 |
| 18–35 | 293 | 34 |
| 35–50 | 241 | 28 |
| ≥50 | 259 | 30 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 362 | 35 |
| Male | 674 | 65 |
| Diabetes | ||
| Yes | 89 | 9 |
| No | 879 | 91 |
| Down syndrome | ||
| Yes | 20 | 2 |
| No | 1018 | 98 |
| Obstructive sleep apnea | ||
| Yes | 62 | 6 |
| No | 906 | 94 |
| Atopy | ||
| Yes | 190 | 18 |
| No | 848 | 82 |
| Dry eye | ||
| Yes | 42 | 4 |
| No | 926 | 96 |
| Tobacco use | ||
| Yes | 95 | 10 |
| No | 873 | 90 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight | 14 | 3 |
| Healthy | 182 | 35 |
| Overweight | 164 | 31 |
| Obese | 167 | 32 |