Table 1 Socio-demographic details of the study population
From: Exploring the quality of life issues in people with retinal diseases: a qualitative study
Variable | Hereditary retinal diseases n = 32 | Acquired retinal diseases n = 47 |
|---|---|---|
Age (years, n (%)) | ||
 > 55 | 19(59) | 44(94) |
 Median age, IQR | 57, 44 to 69 | 73, 65 to 78 |
 Range | 28 to 81 | 34 to 90 |
Median age of onset of disease, IQR (years) | 18, 12 to 31 | 70, 62 to 75 |
Duration of the disease (years), n (%) | ||
 Less than 5 years | 3(9) | 31(66) |
 5 to 10 years | 1(3) | 14(30) |
 More than 10 years | 28(88) | 2(4) |
Gender, n (%) | ||
 Female | 20(63) | 29(62) |
Main language spoken, n (%) | ||
 English | 29(91) | 42(89) |
 Other | 3(9) | 5(11) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||
 Married | 19(59) | 15(32) |
 De facto/ divorced/separated/widowed | 8(25) | 27(57) |
 Never married | 5(16) | 5(11) |
Education level, n (%) | ||
 Secondary or less | 10(31) | 34(72) |
 TAFE/university degree | 22(69) | 13(28) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||
 Working | 20 (63) | 5(11) |
Visual acuity (worse eye), n (%) | ||
 Better than 6/18 | 3(9) | 21(44) |
 6/18 to 6/60 | 17(53) | 20(43) |
 Less than 6/60 | 11(34) | 6(13) |
Laterality, n (%) | ||
 Bilateral | 32(100) | 6(13) |
Ocular comorbidity, n (%) | ||
 Yes | 12(38) | 16(34) |
Medical comorbidity, n (%) | ||
 Yes | 16(50) | 28(60) |