Research Article
Vision-Related Quality of Life among Patients Attending the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Table 1
Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics in relation to diabetes status at diabetes and eye clinics (N = 100).
| | Characteristics | N (%) | People with DR (N = 50) | People without DR (N = 50) | Crude OR (95% CI) | value | | Mean (95% CI), n (%) | Mean (95% CI), n (%) |
| | Age (in years) | | | | | | | ≤30 | 1 (1.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | — | 0.605 | | 31–40 | 6 (6.0) | 2 (4.0) | 4 (8.0) | 0.7 (0.1–4.7) | | 41–50 | 14 (14.0) | 9 (18.0) | 5 (10.0) | 2.5 (0.6–10.3) | | 51–60 | 27 (27.0) | 12 (24.0) | 15 (30.0) | 1.1 (0.3–3.6) | | 61–70 | 33 (33.0) | 18 (36.0) | 15 (30.0) | 1.7 (0.5–5.2) | | >70 | 19 (19.0) | 8 (16.0) | 11 (22.0) | Reference | | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 39 (39.0) | 17 (34.0) | 22 (44.0) | 0.7 (0.3–1.5) | 0.306 | | Female | 61 (61.0) | 33 (66.0) | 28 (56.0) | Reference | | Marital status | | | | | | | Single | 10 (10.0) | 9 (18.0) | 1 (2.0) | 14.1 (1.5–137.3) | 0.023 | | Married | 72 (72.0) | 34 (68.0) | 38 (76.0) | 1.4 (0.5–1.0) | | Divorced | 18 (18.0) | 7 (14.0) | 11 (22.0) | Reference | | Education | | | | | | | No formal schooling | 9 (9.0) | 4 (8.0) | 5 (10.0) | 0.6 (0.1–4.3) | 0.927 | | Primary school | 21 (21.0) | 12 (24.0) | 9 (18.0) | 1.2 (0.4–3.9) | | Secondary | 41 (41.0) | 19 (38.0) | 22 (44.0) | 0.8 (0.3–2.1) | | Tertiary school | 29 (29.0) | 15 (30.0) | 14 (28.0) | (Reference) | | Employment | | | | | | | Salaried | 24 (24.0) | 9 (18.0) | 15 (30.0) | 0.6 (0.03–10.8) | 0.122 | | Self-employed | 46 (46.0) | 21 (42.0) | 25 (50.0) | 0.8 (0.05–14.2) | | Retired | 14 (14.0) | 11 (22.0) | 3 (6.0) | 3.7 (0.2–77.6) | | Unemployed | 16 (16.0) | 9 (18.0) | 24 (48.0) | (Reference) |
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