Table 4. Forward Stepwise Logistic Regression Results Stratified by Utilization of Eye Care in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (LALES, n=5,455).
One or More Eye Care Visits in Past 12 Months (n=1,964, 36%) |
Ever Had a Dilated Eye Exam (n=3,109, 57%) |
One or More Dilated Eye Exams in Past 12 Months (n=1,036, 19%) |
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Predisposing Demographic Variables | |||
Age | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Gender | 6 | 9 | --- |
Predisposing Social Variables | |||
Language Preference | 9 | 10 | --- |
Education | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Enabling Variables | |||
Insurance Status | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Usual Place of Care | 11 | --- | 7 |
Usual Provider | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Currently Driving | 12 | 8 | --- |
Evaluated Need Variables | |||
Distance Visual Impairment | 10 | --- | --- |
Near Visual Impairment | 5 | 7 | --- |
Self-Reported Need Variable | |||
Comorbidity score | 2 | 4 | 1 |
NEI VFQ-25 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
NEI VFQ-25 (National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25)
Note. This table shows the order in which variables were selected in the forward stepwise logistic regression analyses of access to eye care. The number 1 indicates that this was the first variable selected. Estimates of the adjusted odds ratios are given in Table 3.