Table 3.
Fully adjusted model examining associations between participant characteristics and undiagnosed visually significant cataract in the National Eye Health Survey, 2015–2016 (n = 4797)
| Non-Indigenous | Indigenous | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | Ref | Ref | ||
| Male | 1.00 | (0.53, 1.90) | 0.94 | (0.51, 1.74) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 40–49 | NA | Ref | ||
| 50–59 | Ref | 5.72 | (1.04, 31.43) | |
| 60–69 | 2.07 | (0.67, 6.39) | 7.93 | (1.58, 39.79) |
| 70–79 | 2.87 | (1.04, 7.90) | 17.23 | (2.35, 126.50) |
| 80–99 | 4.29 | (1.30, 14.16) | 57.65 | (5.14, 646.90) |
| Residence | ||||
| Major city | Ref | Ref | ||
| Inner regional | 0.53 | (0.23, 1.22) | 1.00 | (0.40, 2.50) |
| Outer regional | 0.56 | (0.27, 1.20) | 1.53 | (0.51, 4.62) |
| Remote | 1.63 | (0.70, 3.81) | 1.50 | (0.46, 4.89) |
| Very remote | 0.46 | (0.23, 0.94) | 0.57 | (0.11, 3.04) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | Ref | Ref | ||
| Completed high school | 1.30 | (0.51, 3.34) | 2.09 | (0.54, 8.12) |
| Completed trade or university qualification | 0.57 | (0.26, 1.24) | 0.74 | (0.29, 1.92) |
| Main language spoken at home | ||||
| English | Ref | Ref | ||
| Language other than English | 0.59 | (0.10, 3.39) | 3.53 | (1.60, 7.81) |
| Self-reported diabetes | ||||
| No | Ref | Ref | ||
| Yes | 1.25 | (0.51, 3.06) | 1.12 | (0.49, 2.55) |
| Time of last eye exam | ||||
| Less than 1 year | Ref | Ref | ||
| Between 1 and 2 years | 1.28 | (0.56, 2.96) | 0.71 | (0.28, 1.82) |
| Greater than 2 years | 5.12 | (1.91, 13.70) | 1.30 | (0.58, 2.91) |
| Never | 4.48 | (0.55, 36.27) | 1.86 | (0.53, 6.49) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Oceanian | Ref | NA | ||
| European | 0.97 | (0.46, 2.05) | ||
| Other | 1.14 | (0.23, 5.79) | ||
ORs estimated via logistic regression, adjusting for all variables listed in the table
CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, Ref reference value, NA not available
Bold means p = <0.05