Research Article

Cataract Prevalence and Its Associated Factors among Adult People Aged 40 Years and above in South Ari District, Southern Ethiopia

Table 5

Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis of cataract prevalence and factors associated with it in South Ari district, Southern Ethiopia, in December 2017.

VariablesCataractCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
YesNo

Age40–4991641.01.0
50–597872.0 (0.44–9.13)2.99 (0.57–15.70)
60–694352.33 (0.51–10.58)2.02 (0.39–10.59)
70–794303.31 (0.86–12.72)5.07 (1.09–23.62)
≥804154.86 (1.34–17.67)6.01 (1.29–27.92)

SexMale91881.01.0
Female191432.77 (1.22–6.32)3.52 (1.39–8.83)

Known history ofHypertension7303.55 (1.37–9.19)4.54 (1.56–13.21)
Diabetes mellitus1121.63 (0.17–15.51)1.72 (0.16–18.71)
Asthma181.87 (0.20–17.46)3.21 (0.27–37.79)
Arthritis172.8 (0.31–25.26)4.69 (0.45–49.3)
No182741.01.0

Previous history ofTrauma to the eye6273.13 (1.16–8.42)2.51 (0.84–7.44)
Positive family history181.77 (0.19–17.02)1.45 (0.13–16.22)
No212961.01.0