Table 1.
Odds ratios of autism and intellectual disabilities independently being associated with blindness in the whole population of children and young people, adjusted for age and sex
| Variables | Regression 1 | Regression 2 (including interaction terms) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | Odds ratio | 95% CI | |
| Age | ||||
| 0–15 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 16–24 | 1.49* | 1.42–1.56 | 1.64* | 1.56–1.73 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (ref) | – | – | ||
| Female | 0.88* | 0.84–0.92 | 0.88* | 0.84–0.92 |
| Autism | ||||
| No (ref) | – | – | ||
| Yes | 2.45* | 2.23–2.69 | 2.63* | 2.32–2.96 |
| Intellectual disabilities | ||||
| No (ref) | – | – | ||
| Yes | 23.52* | 21.65–25.55 | 30.12* | 26.91–33.70 |
| Age × intellectual disabilities | ||||
| 0–15 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 16–24 | – | 0.61* | 0.51–0.72 | |
| Age × autism | ||||
| 0–15 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 16–24 | – | 0.77* | 0.63–0.93 | |
*
Statistically significant.