Table 3.
Association of Background of Study Participants with Solar Keratopathy and Cataract
| Variables | Solar Keratopathy | P-value | Cataract | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No N (%) | Yes N (%) | No N (%) | Yes N (%) | |||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 40–49 | 383 (96.0) | 16 (4.0) | <0.001 | 378 (94.7) | 21 (5.3) | <0.001 |
| 50–59 | 168 (83.2) | 34 (16.8) | 166 (82.2) | 36 (17.8) | ||
| 60–69 | 55 (54.5) | 46 (45.5) | 60 (59.4) | 41 (40.6) | ||
| 70 and above | 27 (31.8) | 58 (68.2) | 59 (69.4) | 26 (30.6) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 164 (80.0) | 41 (20.0) | 0.856 | 143 (69.8) | 62 (30.2) | <0.001 |
| Male | 469 (80.6) | 113 (19.4) | 520 (89.3) | 62 (10.7) | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Housewife | 164 (80.0) | 41 (20.0) | <0.001 | 143 (69.8) | 62 (30.2) | <0.001 |
| Fisherman | 139 (55.4) | 112 (44.6) | 204 (81.3) | 47 (18.7) | ||
| Navy | 331 (100.) | 0 (0.0) | 316 (95.5) | 15 (4.5) | ||
| Duration of work (years) | ||||||
| 6–14 | 55 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | <0.001 | 52 (94.5) | 3 (5.5) | <0.001 |
| 15–24 | 226 (97.4) | 6 (2.6) | 222 (95.7) | 10 (4.3) | ||
| 25–34 | 129 (85.4) | 22 (14.6) | 141 (93.4) | 10 (6.6) | ||
| 35–44 | 53 (51.5) | 50 (48.5) | 75 (72.8) | 28 (27.2) | ||
| 45 and above | 6 (14.6) | 35 (85.4) | 30 (73.2) | 11 (26.8) | ||
| Use of sunglasses | ||||||
| Yes | 107 (83.6) | 21 (16.4) | 0.324 | 115 (89.8) | 13 (10.2) | 0.057 |
| No | 526 (79.8) | 133 (20.2) | 548 (83.2) | 111 (16.8) | ||
| Regular use of hat | ||||||
| No | 613 (79.9) | 154 (20.1) | 0.025 | 646 (84.2) | 121 (15.8) | 0.925 |
| Yes | 20 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (85.0) | 3 (15.0) | ||
| Do you have vision problems? | ||||||
| No | 307 (92.5) | 25 (7.5) | <0.001 | 306 (92.2) | 26 (7.8) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 326 (71.6) | 129 (28.4) | 357 (78.5) | 98 (21.5) | ||
| History of eye operation | ||||||
| Yes | 50 (53.8) | 43 (46.2) | <0.001 | 59 (63.4) | 34 (36.6) | <0.001 |
| No | 583 (84.0) | 111 (16.0) | 604 (87.0) | 90 (13.0) | ||
| History of eye trauma | ||||||
| No | 614 (80.1) | 153 (19.9) | 0.096 | 644 (84.0) | 123 (16.0) | 0.181 |
| Yes | 19 (95.0) | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) | 1 (5.0) | ||
| Total | 633 (80.4) | 154 (19.6) | 663 (84.2) | 124 (15.8) | ||