Table-III.
Severity of refractive errors in relation to gender and age groups.
| RE | Severity | Totals | Females | Males | P-value | ≥25 yrs. | >25 yrs. | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myopia | Mild | 162(68.5%) | 132(55.9%) | 30(12.7%) | <0.0001 | 77 (32.6%) | 85(35.9%) | 0.0003 |
| Moderate | 60 (25.4%) | 15 (6.3%) | 45 (19.1%) | 46 (19.5%) | 14(5.9%) | |||
| Severe | 16 (6.7%) | 12 (5%) | 4 (1.7%) | 11 (4.6%) | 5 (2.1%) | |||
| Totals | 236 (100%) | 159(64.4%) | 77 (35.6%) | 134(56.8%) | 102(43.2%) | |||
| Hyperopia | Low to moderate | 93 (79.9%) | 48 (41.3%) | 45 (38.6%) | 1 | 31 (29.6%) | 62 (50.3%) | 1 |
| High | 22 (19.1%) | 11 (9.5%) | 11(9.5%) | 7 (6.1%) | 15 (13%) | |||
| Totals | 115 (100%) | 59 (51.3%) | 56 (48.7%) | 38 (33%) | 77(67%) | |||
| Astigmatism | Low to moderate | 324 (94%) | 147(42.6%) | 177(57.4%) | 0.652 | 175(50.7%) | 139(49.3%) | 0.068 |
| High | 21 (6%) | 11 (3.2%) | 10 (2.8%) | 7 (2%) | 14 (4%) | |||
| Totals | 345 (100%) | 158(45.8%) | 187(54.2%) | 182(52.8%) | 153(47.2%) |