Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study subjects
Variable | Number | % | Variable | Number | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Household monthly income, US$ | ||||
Male | 45 | 35.4 | <1300 | 63 | 49.6 |
Female | 82 | 64.6 | 1300-2600 | 32 | 25.2 |
Age (years) | >2600 | 32 | 25.2 | ||
≤60 | 22 | 17.3 | IOL selected | ||
61-70 | 48 | 37.8 | NHI covered | 49 | 38.6 |
>70 | 57 | 44.9 | Aspherical monofocal IOL | 31 | 24.4 |
Marital status | Yellow-tinted multifocal IOL | 9 | 7.1 | ||
Married | 107 | 84.2 | Multifocal IOL | 14 | 11.0 |
Non-married | 20 | 15.8 | Yellow-tinted monofocal IOL | 24 | 18.9 |
Educational level | Information source for IOL implantation | ||||
<Primary | 47 | 37.0 | Family and friends | 39 | 30.7 |
High school | 54 | 42.5 | Physician | 82 | 64.6 |
>College | 26 | 20.5 | Mass media | 6 | 4.7 |
Working status | |||||
Working | 29 | 22.8 | |||
Not working | 98 | 77.2 |