TABLE 2.
Participant characteristics and their relationship with group type
| Control group (n = 29) | Experimental group (n = 28) | P | Buyers (n = 39) | Renters (n = 18) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y), mean (SD) | 57.6 (12.3) | 51.4 (20.1) | .34* | 52.9 (17.1) | 58.2 (15.80) | .30* |
| Male/female, n (%) | 19 (66)/10 (34) | 14 (50)/14 (50) | .24 | 22 (56)/17 (44) | 11 (61)/7 (39) | .56 |
| Country, n (%) | .67 | .15 | ||||
| United States | 23 (79) | 22 (79) | 34 (87) | 11 (61) | ||
| Canada | 6 (21) | 6 (21) | 5 (13) | 7 (39) | ||
| User type, n (%) | .63 | |||||
| Renter | 10 (34) | 8 (29) | ||||
| Buyer | 19 (66) | 20 (71) | ||||
| Living situation, n (%) | .80 | NV | ||||
| Student/employed | 9 (31) | 7 (25) | 12 (31) | 4 (22) | ||
| Unemployed | 9 (31) | 8 (29) | 14 (36) | 3 (17) | ||
| Retired | 11 (38) | 13 (46) | 13 (33) | 11 (61) | ||
| Living arrangement, n (%) | .56 | .40 | ||||
| Alone | 7 (24) | 5 (18) | 7 (18) | 5 (28) | ||
| Not alone | 22 (76) | 23 (82) | 32 (82) | 13 (72) | ||
| Level of study, n (%) | .52 | .08 | ||||
| Secondary | 10 (34) | 12 (43) | 18 (46) | 4 (22) | ||
| Post-secondary | 19 (66) | 16 (57) | 21 (54) | 14 (78) | ||
| Visual field deficit, n (%) | .53 | .53 | ||||
| Peripheral | 7 (24) | 10 (36) | 13 (33) | 4 (22) | ||
| Central | 11 (38) | 8 (29) | 11 (28) | 8 (45) | ||
| Both | 7 (24) | 4 (14) | 7 (18) | 4 (22) | ||
| None | 4 (14) | 6 (21) | 8 (21) | 2 (11) | ||
| Ocular disease, n (%) | .48 | .06 | ||||
| Central | 13 (45) | 10 (36) | 15 (38) | 8 (44) | ||
| Peripheral | 4 (14) | 3 (11) | 3 (7) | 5 (28) | ||
| General | 11 (38) | 15 (53) | 21 (54) | 5 (28) | ||
| Eye disease onset, n (%) | .88 | .35 | ||||
| Birth | 9 (31) | 9 (32) | 13 (33) | 5 (28) | ||
| >10 y | 10 (34) | 11 (39) | 12 (31) | 9 (50) | ||
| <6 mo to 10 y | 10 (35) | 8 (29) | 14 (36) | 4 (22) | ||
| Other sensory impairment, n (%) | .79 | .70 | ||||
| No | 23 (79) | 23 (82) | 32 (82) | 14 (78) | ||
| Yes | 6 (21) | 5 (18) | 7 (18) | 4 (22) | ||
| Cognitive impairment, n (%) | NV | NV | ||||
| No | 29 (100) | 28 (100) | 39 (100) | 18 (100) | ||
| Physical impairment, n (%) | .95 | NV | ||||
| No | 24 (83) | 23 (82) | 32 (82) | 15 (83) | ||
| Yes | 5 (17) | 5 (18) | 7 (18) | 3 (17) | ||
| Health condition, n (%) | .68 | NV | ||||
| Poor to good | 17 (58) | 16 (57) | 23 (59) | 10 (56) | ||
| Very good | 7 (24) | 9 (32) | 12 (31) | 4 (22) | ||
| Excellent | 5 (17) | 3 (11) | 4 (10) | 4 (22) |
P value calculated with χ2 test. *P value calculated with Mann-Whitney tests. NV = “no value” when statistical comparisons were not possible given the frequency distribution of the data; SD = standard deviation.