TABLE. Percentage of adults aged ≥45 years who reported vision impairment with and without subjective cognitive decline (SCD)–related functional limitations (FL), by selected characteristics — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 49 states, Puerto Rico, and District of Columbia, 2015–2017.
| Characteristic | Vision and SCD-related FL status, % (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No vision impairment, no SCD-related FL | No vision impairment, with SCD-related FL | Vision impairment, no SCD-related FL | Vision impairment, with SCD-related FL | |
|
Overall
|
100
|
89.7 (89.4–89.9)
|
3.9 (3.8–4.1)
|
4.9 (4.7– 5.1)
|
1.5 (1.4–1.6)
|
|
Age group (yrs)
| |||||
| 45–64 |
63.1 (62.8–63.3) |
89.4 (89.0–89.8) |
4.4 (4.1–4.6) |
4.4 (4.2–4.7) |
1.8 (1.6–2.0) |
| 65–74 |
21.6 (21.4–21.8) |
91.8 (91.4–92.2) |
2.8 (2.5–3.0) |
4.6 (4.3–4.9) |
0.9 (0.8–1.0) |
| ≥75 |
15.3 (15.2–15.5) |
87.8 (87.2–88.4) |
3.9 (3.6–4.3) |
7.2 (6.7–7.6) |
1.1 (0.9–1.3) |
|
Sex
| |||||
| Male |
47.0 (46.8–47.3) |
90.1 (89.7–90.5) |
3.9 (3.7–4.1) |
4.7 (4.4–4.9) |
1.3 (1.2–1.5) |
| Female |
53.0 (52.7–53.2) |
89.3 (88.9–89.7) |
4.0 (3.8–4.2) |
5.1 (4.8–5.4) |
1.6 (1.5–1.8) |
|
Race/Ethnicity*
| |||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
68.4 (68.1–68.8) |
91.7 (91.4–91.9) |
3.6 (3.5–3.8) |
3.6 (3.5–3.8) |
1.0 (0.9–1.2) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
10.1 (9.9–10.3) |
85.4 (84.3–86.3) |
4.9 (4.3–5.4) |
7.0 (6.2–7.8) |
2.8 (2.4–3.3) |
| Multiracial, non-Hispanic |
1.2 (1.2–1.3) |
84.6 (82.0–86.9) |
5.9 (4.6–7.6) |
7.6 (5.9–9.7) |
1.9 (1.3–2.8) |
| Hispanic |
13.9 (13.6–14.2) |
82.2 (80.8–83.6) |
4.5 (3.9–5.2) |
10.4 (9.3–11.6) |
2.9 (2.3–3.5) |
| Other, non-Hispanic |
6.4 (6.1–6.6) |
88.8 (87.1–90.3) |
4.4 (3.6–5.4) |
5.0 (4.0–6.2) |
1.8 (1.2–2.7) |
|
Education level
| |||||
| Less than high school graduate |
14.7 (14.4–14.9) |
76.5 (75.3–77.7) |
7.3 (6.7–8.0) |
12.1 (11.1–13.1) |
4.1 (3.6–4.6) |
| High school graduate/Some college |
57.0 (56.7–57.3) |
89.7 (89.4–90.1) |
4.3 (4.0–4.5) |
4.5 (4.3–4.8) |
1.5 (1.3–1.6) |
| College graduate |
28.3 (28.1–28.6) |
95.7 (95.5–95.9) |
1.7 (1.6–1.9) |
2.2 (2.1–2.4) |
0.4 (0.3–0.4) |
|
Smoking status
| |||||
| Never smoked |
54.0 (53.7–54.3) |
91.8 (91.4–92.1) |
3.0 (2.8–3.2) |
4.3 (4.0–4.5) |
0.9 (0.8–1.1) |
| Former smoker |
31.9 (31.7–32.2) |
90.0 (89.5–90.4) |
3.7 (3.5–4.0) |
4.8 (4.5–5.1) |
1.5 (1.3–1.8) |
| Current smoker |
14.1 (13.9–14.3) |
81.2 (80.3–82.1) |
7.8 (7.2–8.4) |
7.4 (6.7–8.1) |
3.6 (3.2–4.0) |
|
Health insurance status
| |||||
| Health insurance |
93.0 (92.8–93.1) |
90.1 (89.9–90.4) |
3.8 (3.7–4.0) |
4.6 (4.5–4.8) |
1.4 (1.3–1.5) |
| No health insurance | 7.0 (6.9–7.2) | 83.2 (81.6–84.7) | 5.3 (4.5–6.3) | 8.5 (7.3–9.8) | 3.0 (2.5–3.7) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Whites, blacks, multiracial, and other races/ethnicities were non-Hispanic; Hispanic persons could be of any race.