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Table 1 Sample characteristics and incidence of surgery

From: Equal access, (Un)equal uptake: a longitudinal study of cataract surgery uptake in older people in England

 

Baseline/totals

Underwent cataract surgery

N

Weighted %

N

Weighted %

Gender

    

 Male

751

35.8

280

36.9

 Female

1,340

64.2

460

35.3

Age group

    

 50-59

307

14.8

72

23.6

 60-69

689

30.8

227

33.5

 70-79

771

37.5

302

39.7

 80 and over

324

16.8

139

42.3

Ethnicity

    

 Non-white

50

3.1

21

39.9

 White

2,041

96.9

719

35.7

Wealth quintile

    

 Highest

441

19.8

168

38.5

 Fourth

390

18.0

122

31.0

 Middle

424

20.3

154

37.2

 Second

407

19.7

133

32.1

 Lowest

409

21.2

160

40.7

 Missing

20

1.0

3

16.2

Private health insurance

    

 No

1,881

90.3

650

35.0

 Yes

210

9.7

90

43.5

Index of multiple deprivation

    

 Least deprived

461

21.2

171

37.1

 Second

521

24.0

176

34.8

 Middle

439

21.1

152

34.6

 Fourth

372

18.5

128

35.7

 Most deprived

298

15.2

113

37.8

Self-reported vision

    

 Excellent

209

9.7

69

32.8

 Very good

546

25.5

166

30.9

 Good

872

41.3

293

34.1

 Fair

344

17.1

151

43.8

 Poor or blind

120

6.4

61

50.6

Treatment recommended

    

 No recommendation

386

18.30

49

13.1

 Recommended

368

18.10

237

64.4

 Not known

1,337

63.60

454

34.3