Table 4

Odds of different chronic diseases among participants with versus without self-reported vision impairment

ConditionOR95% CIP value
Hypertension1.1971.037 to 1.3810.014
Heart attack1.6591.417 to 1.941<0.001
Dyslipidaemia1.4151.228 to 1.630<0.001
Stroke1.5441.294 to 1.844<0.001
Arthritis1.6351.385 to 1.930<0.001
Asthma1.7161.318 to 2.234<0.001
Chronic lung disease1.6101.343 to 1.929<0.001
Cancer1.4401.014 to 2.0440.041
Kidney disease1.5521.266 to 1.9030.002
Diabetes1.3331.111 to 1.599<0.001
Liver disease1.6411.314 to 2.049<0.001
Hearing impairment3.9983.600 to 4.439<0.001
Depression2.2772.064 to 2.512<0.001