Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics and Visual Ability Measures in LVROS Patients With or Without Follow-up Data

	Follow-up Data		No Follow-up Data
Characteristic or Measure	Unit Value	Total No.	Unit Value	Total No.	Δ	t Value	df	P Value	OR(95%CI)
Age, mean (SD), y	73.9 (14.0)	441	69.4 (17.8)	278	−4.53	3.60	487.38	<.001
Male sex, No. (%)	135 (30.6)	441	107 (38.5)	278	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.70 (0.51–0.97)
Symptomatic comorbidities, mean (SD), No.	3.2(1.8)	441	2.9(1.7)	278	−0.28	2.15	605.82	.03
Living alone, No. (%)	175 (39.7)	441	101 (36.3)	278	NP	NP	NP	NP	1.15 (0.85–1.57)
Support provided, No. (%)	378 (85.7)	441	232 (83.5)	278	NP	NP	NP	NP	1.19 (0.79–1.80)
Driving, No. (%)	143 (32.4)	441	71 (25.5)	278	NP	NP	NP	NP	1.40 (1.00–1.96)
Visual acuity
logMAR, mean (SD)	0.69 (0.45)	388	0.66 (0.48)	204	−0.03	0.85	393.30	.39
Snellen equivalent	20/100		20/100
Baseline functional ability score,^a mean (SD), logits
Goals or overall visual ability	1.01 (1.18)	468	0.93 (1.38)	311	−0.08	0.81	650.57	.42
Reading	0.82 (1.28)	427	0.78 (1.47)	312	−0.03	0.33	612.96	.74
Mobility	0.61 (1.10)	331	0.40 (1.14)	243	−0.21	2.24	508.83	.03
Visual information processing	0.79 (1.04)	403	0.60 (1.16)	297	−0.19	2.21	595.54	.03
Visual motor function	0.84(1.06)	423	0.67 (1.15)	305	−0.16	1.93	621.97	.05
GDS Rasch score,^b mean (SD)	−2.26 (1.69)	441	−1.85 (1.81)	259	0.37	2.71	511.66	.01
SF-36 physical functioning Rasch score, mean (SD)	0.56 (2.36)	445	0.6 (2.49)	313	0.04	0.21	649.28	.83
TICS raw score,^c mean (SD)	38.59 (6.45)	441	37.86 (7.22)	306	−0.72	1.40	607.15	.16

Abbreviations: GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; LVROS, Low Vision Rehabilitation Outcomes Study; NP, not performed in sample; OR, odds ratio; SF-36, Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey; TICS, Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status.

Higher score indicates better ability or less difficulty performing activities.

Higher score indicates greater risk of depression.

Raw scores greater than 30 indicate normal cognition.