Table 3. Incidence of blinding and poor visual outcomes attributable to the eye injury in males compared with that in females—Scotland 2009.
Incidence per 100 000 |
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Males | Females | Incidence ratio: males/females (95% CI) | |
Blinding outcome (<6/60) | |||
Overall | 0.80 | 0.15 | 5.32 (1.82–15.58) |
Age 0–64 years | 0.75 | 0.09 | 8.12 (1.87–35.31) |
Age≥65 years | 1.09 | 0.40 | 2.72 (0.50–14.82) |
Poor visual outcome (<6/12 including blindness) | |||
Overall | 1.03 | 0.22 | 4.61 (1.90–11.21) |
Age 0–64 years | 1.02 | 0.09 | 11.16 (2.62–47.47) |
Age≥65 years | 1.09 | 0.80 | 1.36 (0.34–5.43) |