Table 3.

Gender distribution of cataract types in cross-sections I and II.

Cataract type	Gender	Cross-section I		Cross-section II
		n	% (95% CL)*	n	% (95% CL)*
Cortical	Male	1496	21.1 (19.0–23.1)	1328	20.4 (18.2–22.6)
	Female	1939	25.9 (23.9–27.8)	1785	26.2 (24.2–28.3)
PSC	Male	1500	6.5 (5.2–7.7)	1314	6.4 (5.1–7.7)
	Female	1944	6.2 (5.1–7.2)	1753	5.7 (4.6–6.7)
Nuclear	Male	1106	17.6 (15.4–19.9)	1225	22.5 (20.1–24.8)
	Female	1395	19.5 (17.4–21.6)	1635	25.0 (22.9–27.1)

n = number of persons

* 95% Confidence Limits