Table 1. Sample Characteristics at Baseline in Relation to Self-rated Eyesighta.
| Characteristic | Self-rated Eyesight Overall | Self-rated Eyesight Up Close | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (n = 6764) | Poor (n = 913) | P Value | Good (n = 6996) | Poor (n = 681) | P Value | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 66.24 (8.94) | 69.95 (10.08) | <.001 | 66.37 (8.99) | 69.95 (10.24) | <.001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 3239 (48.3) | 415 (42.8) | .001 | 3328 (47.9) | 326 (44.7) | .10 |
| Women | 3468 (51.7) | 555 (57.2) | 3620 (52.1) | 403 (55.3) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 6470 (96.5) | 919 (94.7) | .007 | 6692 (96.3) | 697 (95.6) | .31 |
| Nonwhite | 236 (3.5) | 51 (5.3) | 255 (3.7) | 32 (4.4) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 4632 (69.1) | 532 (54.6) | <.001 | 4766 (68.6) | 398 (54.6) | <.001 |
| Unmarried | 2074 (30.9) | 439 (45.2) | 2181 (31.4) | 331 (45.4) | ||
| Wealth quintile | ||||||
| 1 (Poorest) | 1101 (16.4) | 343 (35.4) | <.001 | 1207 (17.4) | 237 (32.5) | <.001 |
| 2 | 1324 (19.7) | 217 (22.4) | 1375 (19.8) | 165 (22.7) | ||
| 3 | 1395 (20.8) | 168 (17.3) | 1428 (20.6) | 134 (18.4) | ||
| 4 | 1421 (21.2) | 125 (12.9) | 1454 (20.9) | 92 (12.6) | ||
| 5 (Richest) | 1466 (21.9) | 117 (12.1) | 1483 (21.3) | 100 (13.7) | ||
a
Data are presented as number (percentage) of participants unless otherwise reported. All figures are weighted for sampling probabilities and differential nonresponse.