Prevalence of different chronic conditions among participants with and without self-reported vision impairment
| Condition | Total | Vision impairment | P value | ||||
| (n=19 374) | Yes (n=4006) | No (n=15 368) | |||||
| Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | ||
| Hypertension | 13.9 | 12.9 to 14.9 | 18.3 | 16.5 to 20.2 | 12.9 | 11.8 to 14.1 | <0.001 |
| Heart attack | 7.3 | 6.7 to 8.0 | 11.4 | 9.7 to 13.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 to 7.0 | <0.001 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 11.1 | 10.2 to 12.1 | 13.4 | 11.7 to 15.1 | 10.6 | 9.6 to 11.6 | <0.001 |
| Stroke | 5.1 | 4.6 to 5.6 | 8.1 | 7.0 to 9.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 to 4.9 | <0.001 |
| Arthritis | 10.0 | 9.2 to 10.7 | 14.4 | 12.4 to 16.3 | 9.2 | 8.3 to 10.0 | <0.001 |
| Asthma | 2.1 | 1.8 to 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 to 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 to 1.9 | <0.001 |
| Chronic lung disease | 5.1 | 4.7 to 5.6 | 8.3 | 7.2 to 9.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 to 4.9 | <0.001 |
| Cancer | 1.3 | 1.1 to 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 to 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 to 1.4 | 0.0224 |
| Kidney disease | 4.2 | 3.5 to 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.7 to 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 to 4.5 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 5.4 | 4.9 to 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 to 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 to 5.8 | 0.0065 |
| Liver disease | 3.4 | 2.8 to 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 to 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 to 3.8 | <0.001 |
| Hearing impairment | 14.1 | 13.2 to 15.0 | 33.3 | 31.3 to 35.2 | 9.1 | 8.5 to 9.8 | <0.001 |
| Depression | 41.4 | 39.7 to 43.0 | 60.5 | 58.1 to 63.0 | 37.0 | 35.2 to 38.8 | <0.001 |