Table 2

Risk factors for poor outcome (postoperative uncorrected visual acuity <6/60)

VariablesUnivariate analysisp ValueMultivariate analysisp Value
Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Gender (male : female)0.60 (0.33 to 1.11)0.120.63 (0.33 to 1.2)0.16
Age in years (≤70 vs >70)0.47 (0.06 to 3.52)0.50.4 (0.05 to 3.11)0.39
With or without associated ocular pathology6.96 (3.31 to 14.67)<0.0017.43 (3.37 to 16.39)<0.001
MSICS versus phacoemulsification1.74 (0.93 to 3.23)0.081.5 (0.77 to 2.91)0.23
Complication versus no complication5.70 (3.0 to 10.83)<0.0015.6 (2.84 to 11.06)<0.001
H-L goodness of fit (χ2)8.620.07
  • H-L, Hosmer Lemeshow test; MSICS, manual small incision cataract surgery.