TABLE 1.
Predisposing Characteristics of Participants With Eye Disease Stratified by Undetected/Detected Eye Disease in LALES
| Predisposing Characteristics of Participants | All Participants With Eye Disease (N = 3349) |
Previously Detected Eye Disease N = 1254 (37.4%) |
Undetected Eye Disease N = 2095 (62.6%) |
P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr | <0.0001 | |||
| 40–49 | 886 (26.5) | 374 (29.8) | 512 (24.4) | |
| 50–59 | 1039 (31.0) | 424 (33.8) | 615 (29.4) | |
| 60–69 | 852 (25.4) | 297 (23.7) | 555 (26.5) | |
| 70–79 | 459 (13.7) | 140 (11.2) | 319 (15.2) | |
| 80+ | 113 (3.4) | 19 (1.5) | 94 (4.5) | |
| Gender | <0.0001 | |||
| Male | 1369 (40.9) | 421 (33.6) | 948 (45.3) | |
| Female | 1980 (59.1) | 833 (66.4) | 1147 (54.7) | |
| Education (yr) | <0.0001 | |||
| ≤6 | 1493 (44.7) | 458 (36.6) | 1035 (49.5) | |
| 7–12 | 1378 (41.2) | 560 (44.8) | 818 (39.1) | |
| >12 | 470 (14.1) | 233 (18.6) | 237 (11.3) | |
| Marital status | 0.15 | |||
| Married/with partner | 2320 (69.4) | 887 (70.9) | 1433 (68.5) | |
| Other | 1022 (30.6) | 364 (29.1) | 658 (31.5) | |
| Employment | <0.0001 | |||
| Working | 1421 (42.6) | 601 (48.0) | 820 (39.3) | |
| Not working | 1218 (36.5) | 424 (33.9) | 794 (38.0) | |
| Retired | 700 (21.0) | 227 (18.1) | 473 (22.7) | |
| Country born | 0.002 | |||
| United States | 963 (28.8) | 397 (31.7) | 566 (27.0) | |
| Mexico | 1942 (58.0) | 679 (54.2) | 1263 (60.3) | |
| Other | 441 (13.2) | 177 (14.1) | 264 (12.6) | |
| Acculturation† | <0.0001 | |||
| Low | 2088 (62.4) | 692 (55.2) | 1396 (66.7) | |
| High | 1258 (37.6) | 561 (44.8) | 697 (33.3) |
Data are presented as frequency (%) based on column totals. The total number of participants for each item varies depending on completion rates for the item.
*
P values were calculated using χ2 tests.
†
Acculturation was measured using the short-form Cuellar Acculturation Scale. Low indicates score <1.9; high indicates score ≥1.9.