Table 2. Comparison of SALSA Score among demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Variables | Median (min-max) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Score SALSA | Domain SALSA | |||||
| Vision (eyes) | Mobility (feet) | Self-care | Work (hands) | Dexterity (hands) | ||
| Age (years old) | ||||||
| < 18 | 24 (20–29) | 1 (1–2) | 4.5 (4–7) | 3 (3–6) | 7.5 (7–13) | 5 (5–8) |
| 18–30 | 24 (19–37) | 1 (1–2) | 5 (4–16) | 3 (2–3) | 9 (6–13) | 5 (5–10) |
| 31–45 | 30 (19–67) | 2 (1–4) | 8 (3–16) | 3 (3–10) | 7 (6–28) | 8 (4–19) |
| 46–60 | 31 (19–73) | 2 (1–4) | 8 (3–16) | 3 (3–12) | 7 (6–27) | 8 (4–20) |
| >60 | 33 (20–77) | 2 (0–4) | 7 (4–16) | 3 (2–10) | 9 (6–28) | 8 (5–20) |
| p** | 0.014 | 0.107 | 0.084 | 0.030 | 0.103 | 0.002 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Males | 30 (19–77) | 1 (1–4) | 7 (4–16) | 3 (2–12) | 8 (6–28) | 8 (4–20) |
| Females | 29.5 (19–73) | 1 (1–3) | 8 (3–16) | 3 (2–10) | 8 (6–28) | 7.5 (4–20) |
| p* | 0.578 | 0.035 | 0.398 | 0.208 | 0.816 | 0.211 |
| Educational Background | ||||||
| Uneducated | 32 (19–77) | 1 (1–4) | 8 (3–16) | 4 (2–11) | 9 (6–28) | 8 (4–20) |
| Primary education | 29 (20–73) | 1 (1–4) | 7 (3–16) | 3 (2–12) | 7 (6–28) | 8 (5–20) |
| Secondary education | 28 (19–54) | 1.5 (1–4) | 7 (4–14) | 3 (3–10) | 7 (6–22) | 7.5 (5–19) |
| Tertiary education | 21 (19–23) | 1 (1–2) | 5 (4–6) | 3 (3–3) | 7 (6–7) | 5 (5–5) |
| p** | 0.005 | 0.334 | 0.193 | 0.044 | 0.013 | 0.028 |
| Occupational Status | ||||||
| Formal | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Informal | 28 (19–73) | 1 (1–4) | 7 (3–16) | 3 (3–12) | 7 (6–27) | 8 (4–20) |
| Unemployment | 36.5 (20–77) | 2 (1–4) | 9 (4–16) | 5 (2–11) | 11 (6–28) | 9 (5–20) |
| Unemployed | 31.5 (19–67) | 1 (1–3) | 9 (3–16) | 3 (3–10) | 9.5 (6–28) | 8 (4–19) |
| p** | <0.001 | 0.189 | 0.004 | 0.159 | <0.001 | 0.036 |
| WHO Disability grading for feet | ||||||
| Grade 0 | 23 (19–49) | 1 (1–3) | 5 (4–14) | 3 (3–6) | 7 (6–19) | 5 (5–19) |
| Grade 1 | 24 (19–58) | 2 (1–4) | 5 (3–15) | 3 (3–8) | 7 (6–15) | 7 (4–20) |
| Grade 2 | 34 (19–77) | 1 (1–4) | 9 (3–16) | 4 (2–12) | 9 (6–28) | 10 (4–20) |
| p** | <0.001 | 0.197 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| WHO Disability grading for hands | ||||||
| Grade 0 | 23 (19–64) | 1 (1–4) | 5.5 (4–14) | 3 (3–12) | 7 (6–25) | 5 (4–19) |
| Grade 1 | 26.5 (19–59) | 2 (1–3) | 6.5 (3–16) | 3 (2–9) | 7.5 (7–21) | 6 (5–18) |
| Grade 2 | 34 (19–77) | 2 (1–4) | 9 (3–16) | 4 (2–11) | 10 (6–28) | 10 (4–20) |
| p** | <0.001 | 0.005 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| WHO Disability grading for eyes | ||||||
| Grade 0 | 29 (19–77) | 1 (1–4) | 7 (3–16) | 3 (2–12) | 7 (6–28) | 8 (4–20) |
| Grade 1 | 28.5 (20–59) | 1.5 (1–3) | 8.5 (4–13) | 3 (3–9) | 9.5 (7–21) | 6.5 (5–18) |
| Grade 2 | 41 (22–73) | 2 (1–4) | 9 (4–15) | 6 (3–10) | 11 (6–28) | 11 (5–20) |
| p** | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.042 | 0.006 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Note
*Mann-Whitney test
**Kruskal Wallis test