Table 3.
Prevalence of Eye Care Use in the Chinese American Eye Study by History of Recent Physical Examination
| Participants who did NOT have a routine physical examination in the past 12 months (N = 1959a) |
Participants who had a routine physical examination in the past 12 months (N = 2585a) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 1 eye care visits in the past 12 months | Ever had a dilated eye exam | ≥ 1 dilated eye exams in the past 12 months | ≥ 1 eye care visits in the past 12 months | Ever had a dilated eye exam | ≥ 1 dilated eye exams in the past 12 months | |
| Overall | 21.6% | 35.0% | 9.6% | 47.0% | 57.7% | 29.9% |
| Age (yrs.) | ||||||
| 50–54 | 14.3% | 24.2% | 4.4% | 30.8% | 36.4% | 13.1% |
| 55–64 | 20.0% | 33.8% | 9.0% | 40.6% | 51.1% | 23.2% |
| 65–74 | 34.6% | 49.1% | 17.4% | 61.0% | 71.1% | 43.1% |
| 75+ | 48.7% | 74.2% | 27.4% | 63.5% | 81.2% | 48.8% |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 18.7% | 32.5% | 9.2% | 44.3% | 57.3% | 30.1% |
| Female | 23.4% | 36.6% | 9.9% | 48.5% | 58.0% | 29.7% |
a
Data on routine physical examination were missing for 7 participants.