Research Article
Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Causes of Visual Impairment in an Elderly Chinese Uygur Population in Southern Xinjiang
Table 2
Age-specific and gender-specific prevalence of visual impairment.
| | Group | At risk (n) | Normal vision (%) | Mild visual impairment (%) | Moderate visual impairment (%) | Severe visual impairment (%) | Blindness (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | | | 50–59 | 813 | 661 (81.3) | 81 (10.0) | 54 (6.6) | 8 (1.0) | 9 (1.1) | | 60–69 | 433 | 248 (57.3) | 85 (19.6) | 70 (16.2) | 13 (3.0) | 17 (3.9) | | 70–79 | 181 | 76 (42) | 25 (13.8) | 48 (26.5) | 14 (7.7) | 18 (9.9) | | 80+ | 38 | 5 (13.2) | 4 (10.5) | 15 (39.5) | 8 (21.1) | 6 (15.8) | | Total | 1465 | 990 (67.6) | 195 (13.3) | 187 (12.8) | 43 (2.9) | 50 (3.4) | | Sex | | | | | | | | Male | 673 | 447 (66.4) | 80 (11.9) | 93 (13.8) | 26 (3.9) | 27 (4.0) | | Female | 792 | 543 (68.6) | 115 (14.5) | 94 (11.9) | 17 (2.1) | 23 (2.9) | | Total | 1465 | 990 (67.6) | 195 (13.3) | 187 (12.8) | 43 (2.9) | 50 (3.4) |
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