Table 3.
Sociodemographic and vision-related factors associated with the probability of employment among working-age people with visual impairment (n = 574), estimated using regression analysis
| Variables | Unadjusted PR (95% CI) |
p-value | Adjustedb PR (95% CI) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups (ref. 18–35 years) | ||||
| 36–50 years | 1.30 (1.04, 1.62) | 0.02 | 1.29 (1.05, 1.59) | 0.02 |
| 51–67 years | 0.84 (0.66, 1.08) | 0.18 | 0.93 (0.73, 1.17) | 0.53 |
| Male sex (ref. female) | 1.34 (1.12, 1.61) | 0.002 | 1.29 (1.09, 1.53) | 0.003 |
| Education (ref. < 13 years) | 2.09 (1.71, 2.55) | < 0.001 | 1.89 (1.56, 2.29) | < 0.001 |
| Municipal income level (ref. low) | ||||
| Middle | 1.37 (0.95, 1.99) | 0.09 | 1.34 (0.98, 1.84) | 0.07 |
| High | 1.83 (1.27, 2.63) | 0.001 | 1.56 (1.14, 2.13) | 0.006 |
| Blind/severe VI (ref. moderate VI) | 0.91 (0.75, 1.10) | 0.33 | 0.80 (0.66, 0.96) | 0.02 |
| Age of VI onset (cont., 10 years)a | 0.92 (0.86, 0.97) | 0.002 | 0.91 (0.86, 0.97) | 0.002 |
| Having other impairments (ref. no) | 0.52 (0.41, 0.67) | < 0.001 | 0.61 (0.48, 0.78) | < 0.001 |
VI visual impairment, cont continuous, vs versus, PR probability ratio, CI confidence interval; a higher scores indicates higher onset-age of vision loss; b Adjusted for all variables included in the table