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. 2003 Sep;87(9):1075–1078. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.9.1075

Table 1.

% (95% CI)
No Low vision Blindness
Total 989 4.3 (1.9 to 6.8) 1.5 (0.0 to 3.0)
Age adjusted* 5.8 (4.2 to 7.4) 2.2 (1.1 to 3.2)
Age (years)
    21–30 324 1.2 (0.6 to 1.9)
    31–40 329 0.6 (0.0 to 1.6) 0.3 (0.0 to 1.1)
    41–50 174 2.9 (0.2 to 5.6)
    Above 50 162 19.8 (14.2 to 25.3) 8.6 (3.4 to 13.9)
p Value <0.001 <0.001
Sex
    Males 461 4.1 (2.0 to 6.2) 1.1 (0.0 to 2.5)
    Females 528 4.5 (1.7 to 7.4) 1.9 (0.0 to 3.9)
p Value 0.49 0.35
Income (rupiah per month) (10 000 rupiah = 1US$)
    <500 000 474 5.3 (1.4 to 9.2) 2.3 (0.6 to 4.0)
    500 000 to <1 000 000 357 3.4 (1.1 to 5.6) 1.1 (0.0 to 3.1)
    1 000 000 or more 158 3.8 (0.1 to 7.5)
p Value 0.41 0.03
Completed educational level
    Elementary school 545 6.6 (2.9 to 10.3) 2.4 (0.4 to 4.4)
    At least junior high 444 1.6 (0.0 to 3.3) 0.5 (0.0 to 1.3)
p Value 0.009 0.04

*Age adjusted to the 1990 Indonesia census population.

Bilateral low vision defined as better eye habitual VA 6/120 to <6/18.

Bilateral blindness defined as better eye habitual VA <6/120.