Table 2.
Patients’ characteristics.
| Characteristic | Patients, n = 200 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 83 (41%) |
| Female | 117 (59%) | |
| Age | Mean ± SD years | 66.5 ± 8.9 years |
| Education level | No formal education | 53 (26.5%) |
| Primary school education | 63 (31.5%) | |
| Junior school education | 34 (17%) | |
| High school or above | 50 (25%) | |
| Insurance | Comprehensive employment-based medical insurance | 122 (61%) |
| Basic medical insurance | 78 (39%) | |
| Cataract laterality | Unilateral cataracts | 105 (52.5%) |
| Bilateral cataracts | 95 (47.5%) | |
| History of cataract surgery | Yes | 29 (14.5%) |
| No | 171 (85.5%) | |
| Preoperative astigmatism | Yes | 133 (66.5%) |
| No | 32 (16%) | |
| Unclear | 35 (17.5%) | |
| Glasses-wearing habits | Both | 6 (3%) |
| Distance only | 6 (3%) | |
| Near only | 67 (33.5%) | |
| Neither | 88 (44%) | |
| Near-vision demands | High | 125 (62.5%) |
| Moderate | 75 (37.5%) | |
| Intermediate-vision demands | High | 161 (80.5%) |
| Moderate | 39 (19.5%) | |
| Far-vision demands | High | 166 (83%) |
| Moderate | 34 (17%) |