Table 1.
Visual acuity by age and sex in Gurage zone
| Age group (years) | |||||
| Visual acuity in the better eye adjusted | 40–49 No (%) | 50–59 No (%) | 60–69 No (%) | 70+ No (%) | Age |
| Men: | |||||
| ≥6/18 | 425 (90.8) | 305 (85.2) | 208 (78.9) | 80 (58.3) | 83.5% |
| 6/24–6/60 | 23 (4.9) | 25 (7.0) | 26 (9.8) | 16 (11.7) | 7.1% |
| 5/60–3/60 | 4 (0.9) | 4 (1.1) | 7 (2.7) | 7 (5.1) | 1.7% |
| <3/60 | 16 (3.4) | 24 (6.7) | 23 (8.7) | 34 (24.8) | 7.7% |
| Total | 468 | 358 | 264 | 137 | |
| Women: | |||||
| ≥6/18 | 584 (86.1) | 334 (76.1) | 151 (64.3) | 26 (43.3) | 75.5% |
| 6/24–6/60 | 59 (8.7) | 65 (14.8) | 33 (14.0) | 11 (18.3) | 12.2% |
| 5/60–3/60 | 12 (1.8) | 11 (2.5) | 13 (5.5) | 2 (3.3) | 2.8% |
| <3/60 | 23 (3.4) | 29 (6.6) | 38 (16.2) | 21 (35.0) | 9.5% |
| Total | 678 (100) | 439 (100) | 235 (100) | 60 (100) | 100% |