Table 2.
Association of Background of Respondents with Their Visual Acuity
| Variables | Visual Acuity Left Eye | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind N (%) | Normal N (%) | Poor N (%) | ||
| Age of respondents (years) | ||||
| 40–49 | 9 (2.3) | 322 (80.7) | 68 (17.0) | <0.001 |
| 50–59 | 20 (9.9) | 102 (50.5) | 80 (39.6) | |
| 60–69 | 28 (27.7) | 18 (17.8) | 55 (54.5) | |
| 70 and above | 53 (62.4) | 2 (2.4) | 30 (35.3) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 52 (25.4) | 69 (33.7) | 84 (41.0) | <0.001 |
| Male | 58 (10.0) | 375 (64.4) | 149 (25.6) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 52 (25.4) | 69 (33.7) | 84 (41.0) | <0.001 |
| Fisherman | 57 (22.7) | 93 (37.1) | 101 (40.2) | |
| Navy | 1 (0.3) | 282 (85.2) | 48 (14.5) | |
| Duration of work (years) | ||||
| 6–14 | 1 (1.8) | 49 (89.1) | 5 (9.1) | <0.001 |
| 15–24 | 1 (0.4) | 194 (83.6) | 37 (15.9) | |
| 25–34 | 7 (4.6) | 98 (64.9) | 46 (30.5) | |
| 35–44 | 28 (27.2) | 31 (30.1) | 44 (42.7) | |
| 45 and above | 21 (51.2) | 3 (7.3) | 17 (41.5) | |
| Use of sunglasses | ||||
| Yes | 7 (5.5) | 85 (66.4) | 36 (28.1) | 0.005 |
| No | 103 (15.6) | 359 (54.5) | 197 (29.9) | |
| Regular use of hat | ||||
| No | 110 (14.3) | 427 (55.7) | 230 (30.0) | 0.026 |
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 17 (85.0) | 3 (15.0) | |
| Do you have vision problems? | ||||
| No | 9 (2.7) | 254 (76.5) | 69 (20.8) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 101 (22.2) | 190 (41.8) | 164 (36.0) | |
| History of eye operation | ||||
| Yes | 45 (48.4) | 7 (7.5) | 41 (44.1) | <0.001 |
| No | 65 (9.4) | 437 (63.0) | 192 (27.7) | |
| History of eye trauma | ||||
| No | 108 (14.1) | 431 (56.2) | 228 (29.7) | 0.724 |
| Yes | 2 (10.0) | 13 (65.0) | 5 (25.0) | |
| Total | 110 (14.0) | 444 (56.4) | 233 (29.6) | |