The Needs for Visual Improvement of Patients Presented at Low-Vision Center in Wenzhou, China

Table 4

Associations in needs for visual improvement after adjusting for gender, age, and visual acuity.

Type of needs	Independent variables: odds ratio (95% CI)
	Female	Age (per 10 yrs)	BCVA (0.1 logMAR worse)
Hobbies	1.45 (1.0–2.0)	1.35 (1.3–1.4)	1.06 (0.7–1.5)
Reading	0.46 (0.3–0.7)	1.11 (1.0–1.2)	0.96 (0.7–1.4)
Occupation	0.72 (0.5–1.1)	0.53 (0.5–0.6)	0.93 (0.6–1.6)
Watching TV or movies	0.92 (0.6–1.4)	1.40 (1.3–1.6)	0.95 (0.6–1.4)
Public transportation	1.18 (0.6–2.2)	1.03 (0.9–1.2)	1.01 (0.6–1.8)
Household tasks	2.09 (0.9–4.8)	1.21 (1.0–1.5)	1.05 (0.6–1.9)
Writing	0.31 (0.1–1.1)	0.90 (0.7–1.1)	0.76 (0.1–6.7)
Walking on irregular surfaces (stairs, steps, and curbs)	1.20 (0.4–1.0)	1.20 (0.9–1.7)	1.02 (0.4–2.8)
Driving	0.16 (0.02–1.3)	0.99 (0.7–1.3)	0.96 (0.2–4.5)
Others (such as makeup, shopping, and recognizing faces)	0.88 (0.3–2.3)	1.10 (0.9–1.3)	1.05 (0.5–2.2)

CI = confidence interval; BCVA = best-corrected visual acuity; logMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution. value less than 0.05 was listed in bold.