Table 2:
Prevalence of presbyopia by age, gender and level of education
| Variable | Presbyope | Non- Presbyope | OR (95% CI) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | N | % | ||||
| Age Group | 50 or more | 94 | 67.6 | 45 | 32.4 | 4.81(2.98, 7.77) | <0.001 |
| Less than 50 | 53 | 30.3 | 122 | 69.7 | |||
| Gender | Female | 99 | 55.6 | 79 | 44.4 | 2.30 (1.45, 3.64) | <0.001 |
| Male | 48 | 35.3 | 88 | 64.7 | |||
| Level of education | No formal education | 15 | 71.4 | 6 | 28.6 | 3.79(3.32, 10.91) | 0.020 |
| Primary | 35 | 44.9 | 43 | 55.1 | 1.23(0.63, 2.36) | 0.635 | |
| Secondary | 68 | 47.9 | 74 | 52.1 | 1.39(0.79, 2.47) | 0.320 | |
| *Tertiary | 29 | 39.7 | 44 | 60.3 | 1 | ||
Reference category