Table 4.
Association of corneal blindness in APEDS with age, sex, socioeconomic status, and area of residence with multiple logistic regression
| Odds of having corneal blindness with multiple logistic regression (95% CI) | ||
| In one eye | In at least one eye | |
| Age group (years) | ||
| ≤15 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 16–29 | 4.02 (0.78 to 20.65) | 4.90 (0.99 to 24.23) |
| 30–39 | 12.98 (3.00 to 56.31) | 16.65 (3.90 to 71.08) |
| 40–49 | 8.53 (1.81 to 40.14) | 11.01 (2.41 to 50.17) |
| 50–59 | 12.84 (2.78 to 59.37) | 19.13 (4.32 to 84.65) |
| 60–69 | 27.82 (6.44 to 120.26) | 30.38 (7.06 to 130.73) |
| ≥70 | 61.05 (13.83 to 269.56) | 67.48 (15.38 to 296.08) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.80 (0.50 to 1.29) | 0.71 (0.46 to 1.10) |
| Socioeconomic status* | ||
| Others | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Extreme lower | 1.90 (1.04 to 3.45) | 2.45 (1.46 to 4.11) |
| Area of residence† | ||
| Hyderabad | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| West Godavari | 0.79 (0.38 to 1.62) | 0.63 (0.32 to 1.23) |
| Adilabad | 0.98 (0.49 to 1.99) | 0.90 (0.48 to 1.69) |
| Mahabubnagar | 1.44 (0.77 to 2.73) | 1.24 (0.70 to 2.20) |
*Socioeconomic status defined according to monthly per capita income in Indian rupees: extreme lower ≤200 (US$4.5) and others >200.
†Hyderabad is urban area, West Godavari is relatively well off rural area, and Adilabad and Mahabubnagar are poor rural areas.