Table 3

Prevalence of self-rated poor health among participants with and without self-reported vision impairment reporting different chronic diseases

ConditionTotalVision impairmentNo vision impairmentP value
Prevalence of self-reported poor health (%)95% CIPrevalence of self-reported poor health (%)95% CIPrevalence of self-reported poor health (%)95% CI
Hypertension34.830.3 to 39.358.253.1 to 63.327.621.8 to 33.5<0.001
Heart attack43.039.4 to 46.663.656.8 to 70.534.630.5 to 38.8<0.001
Dyslipidaemia37.933.0 to 42.763.658.0 to 69.329.923.8 to 36.0<0.001
Stroke51.847.5 to 56.268.562.1 to 74.944.639.5 to 49.6<0.001
Arthritis32.629.0 to 36.254.948.3 to 61.526.122.6 to 29.6<0.001
Asthma57.551.5 to 63.472.763.6 to 81.948.540.9 to 56.1<0.001
Chronic lung disease44.740.5 to 48.864.058.0 to 70.036.231.4 to 40.9<0.001
Cancer55.847.1 to 64.660.243.9 to 76.454.243.4 to 64.90.5422
Kidney disease53.245.4 to 61.070.662.8 to 78.446.535.3 to 57.7<0.001
Diabetes34.430.2 to 38.657.048.8 to 65.327.623.0 to 32.2<0.001
Liver disease40.632.2 to 49.166.657.3 to 75.830.922.3 to 39.5<0.001
Hearing impairment48.946.0 to 51.861.257.8 to 64.737.033.3 to 40.7<0.001
Depression38.636.5 to 40.858.355.3 to 61.431.328.9 to 33.6<0.001