Table 5.

Risk of mortality during 6 years of follow-up by the presence of specific eye diseases at baseline

	No at risk	Deaths	Risk per 1000/6 years (95% CI)	Age/sex- adjusted risk ratio
Cataract present
No	1921	142	72.5 (59.1 to 88.6)	Reference
Yes	1478	265	181.3 (161.6 to 202.8)	1.26 (0.95 to 1.66)
Cataract and visual impairment (VI) present (<6/18)
No	3103	313	100.7 (87.5 to 115.5)	Reference
Yes	296	94	322 (267.3 to 381.8)	1.57 (1.24 to 1.98)
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) present
No	2270	225	99.2 (83.3 to 117.8)	Reference
Yes	319	57	183.4 (141.3 to 234.5)	1.34 (0.99 to 1.81)
AMD and VI present (<6/18)
No	2529	265	105.5 (89.9 to 123.4)	Reference
Yes	60	17	282.7 (178.5 to 416.8)	1.42 (0.91 to 2.22)
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) present
No	2513	264	105.7 (90.4 to 123.3)	Reference
Yes	55	18	318.4 (199.4 to 467.0)	3.18 (1.98 to 5.09)
DR and VI present (<6/18)
No	2563	280	109.9 (94.1 to 128.0)	Reference
Yes	5	2	401.6 (37.5 to 920.4)	2.54 (0.57 to 11.36)