Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of bilateral cataract patients before, 1–3 months after, and 1 year after cataract surgery by fall status, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Variables	Baseline (n=413)				Second assessment (n=247)				Third assessment (n=312)
	Fall (n=53)		No fall (n=360)		Fall (n=4)		No fall (n=243)		Fall (n=22)		No fall (n=290)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Female	46	86.8	222	61.7	4	100	151	62.1	13	59.1	185	63.8
Male	7	13.2	138	38.3	0	0	92	37.9	9	40.9	105	36.2
Age (years)
50–59	11	20.8	75	20.8	0	0	58	23.9	5	22.7	54	15.6
60–69	19	35.9	151	41.9	3	75.0	99	40.7	7	31.8	107	36.9
70+	23	43.4	134	37.2	1	25.0	86	35.4	10	45.5	129	44.5
Marital status
Married	26	49.1	213	59.2	3	75.0	147	60.5	11	50.0	136	46.9
Single/widowed/divorced	27	50.9	147	40.8	1	25.0	96	39.5	11	50.0	154	53.1
Ethnicity
Kinh	50	94.3	351	97.5	4	100	234	96.3	21	95.5	282	97.2
Other	3	3.7	9	2.5	0	0	9	3.7	1	4.6	8	2.8
Lives alone
No	46	86.8	337	93.6	4	100	229	94.2	22	100	277	95.5
Yes	7	13.2	23	6.4	0	0	14	5.8	0	0	13	4.5
Education
Junior high school	44	83.0	259	71.9	3	75.0	175	72.0	18	81.8	226	77.9
Senior high school	9	17.0	101	28.1	1	25.0	68	28.0	4	18.2	64	22.1
Prescription medication
No	33	62.3	217	60.3	0	0	145	59.7	12	54.6	178	61.4
Yes	20	37.7	143	39.7	4	100	98	40.3	10	45.5	112	38.6
Comorbid condition
No	23	43.4	122	33.9	0	0	96	39.5	2	9.1	116	40.0
Yes	30	56.6	238	66.1	4	100	147	60.5	20	90.9	174	60.0