Research Article

Assessment of Computer Vision Syndrome and Personal Risk Factors among Employees of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 4

Bivariate analysis for computer vision syndrome among bank workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018, n = 359.

VariablesCategoriesComputer vision syndromeCOR (95% CI) value
Yes (%)No (%)

Age≤29171 (65.3)79 (88.8)1
30–3972 (27.5)8 (9.0)4.16 (1.9–9.04)0.000 (<0.001)
≥4019 (7.3)2 (2.2)4.39 (0.99–19.38)0.05

SexFemale92 (35.1)43 (48.3)1
Male170 (64.9)46 (51.7)1.73 (1.06–2.8)0.028

Work experience<5 years138 (52.7)86 (96.6)1
≥5 years124 (47.3)3 (3.4)25.7 (8–84)0.000 (<0.001)

Job titleManagerial54 (20.6)9 (10.1)1
Others208 (79.4)80 (89.9)2.31 (1.1–4.89)0.029

AwarenessNo122 (46.6)42 (47.2)1
Yes140 (53.4)47 (52.8)1.025 (0.63–1.67)0.919

Use of electronics out of workNo15 (5.7)11 (12.4)1
Yes247 (94.3)78 (87.6)2.322 (1.024–5.265)0.044

Habit of taking breakNo183 (69.8)50 (56.2)1
Yes79 (30.2)39 (43.8)0.55 (0.337–0.908)0.019

Using eye glassNo223 (85.1)88 (98.9)1
Yes39 (14.9)1 (1.1)15.4 (2–114)0.007

Preexisting diseaseNo244 (93.5)78 (87.6)1
Yes17 (6.5)11 (12.4)0.494 (0.222–1.1)0.084

Habit of brightness and contrast adjustmentNo120 (45.8)42 (47.2)1
Yes142 (54.2)47 (52.8)1.057 (0.653–1.712)0.820

Variables which were significant in the first model, 1: reference, COR: crude odds ratio, CI: confidence interval.