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. 2021 Jan 19;13(1):e12786. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12786

Table 3. Factors associated with knowledge about complications of contact lenses (CLs).

Predictors Estimates CI p
(Intercept) 3.10 1.26 – 4.95 0.001
Gender: Female Ref    
Gender: Male -0.10 -0.93 – 0.74 0.822
Age: < 30 years Ref    
Age: 31-40 -1.10 -1.77 – -0.43 0.001
Age: 41-50 -2.26 -3.11 – -1.41 <0.001
Age: 51-60 -1.41 -2.95 – 0.13 0.073
Age: above 60 -2.89 -8.07 – 2.29 0.273
Education: Primary Ref    
Education: High school 0.75 -1.16 – 2.66 0.438
Education: Bachelor degree 0.79 -1.08 – 2.66 0.406
Monthly income: < 5000 SAR Ref    
Monthly income: 5000-15000 SAR 0.40 -0.22 – 1.02 0.210
Monthly income: >15000 SAR 0.94 0.11 – 1.77 0.026
Contact lens use: Previous user Ref    
Contact lens use: Current user -0.21 -0.73 – 0.32 0.433