Impact of low vision and blindness on characteristics of developmental delay in children younger than 6 years

Table 2 Factors associated with global developmental delay in children with visual impairment, n (%)

Factors	Global developmental delay
			Univariable analysis		Multivariable analysis
	Yes, n = 134	No, n = 27	OR (95%CI)	P valuea	AOR (95%CI)	P valueb
Eye disease
Cortical visual impairment	36 (26.9)	1 (3.7)	9.6 (1.3-73.0)	0.01	4.0 (0.5-35.3)	0.212
Visual acuity
Not fix and follow	72 (53.7)	1 (3.7)	52.1 (6.7-405.8)	< 0.001	41.0 (5.2-324.8)	< 0.001b
Poor/fair fix and follow	33 (24.6)	5 (18.5)	4.8 (1.6-14.3)	0.005	3.9 (1.3-12.3)	< 0.018b
Good fix and follow	29 (21.6)	21 (77.8)	Reference		Reference
Multiple disabilities	58 (43.3)	3 (11.1)	6.1 (1.8-21.3)	0.002	3.8 (1.0-14.8)	0.55
Hx previous stimulation1	32 (23.9)	0		0.006

^aP value < 0.2 indicates significant.

^bP value < 0.05 indicates significant.

¹Hx previous stimulation, history of developmental stimulation elsewhere.

OR: Odds ratio; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio.