Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Psychiatr. Mar 22, 2018; 8(1): 43-50
Published online Mar 22, 2018. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v8.i1.43
Table 1 Study characteristics (n = 736)
Characteristicsn (%)
Age (yr)
18-35157 (21.3)
36-50186 (25.3)
51-65200 (27.2)
≥ 66193 (26.2)
Gender
Male333 (45.2)
Female403 (54.8)
Marital status
Single260 (35.3)
Married/partner347 (47.2)
Former married/partner129 (17.5)
Working or studying
No248 (33.7)
Yes295 (40.1)
Retired193 (26.2)
Urbanicity
< 50000 inhabitants400 (54.4)
≥ 50000 inhabitants336 (45.7)
Parental ethnicity
Norwegian645 (87.6)
Non-Norwegian91 (12.4)
Education
< 10 yr115 (15.6)
10-13 yr286 (38.9)
≥ 14 yr335 (45.5)
Age at VI onset
Since birth329 (44.7)
Childhood or youth (1-24 yr)143 (19.4)
Adulthood (≥ 25 yr)264 (35.9)
VI severity
Moderate VI/other186 (25.3)
Severe VI296 (40.2)
Blindness254 (34.5)
Stability of VI
Progressive231 (28.9)
Stable523 (71.1)
Other impairments
No478 (65.0)
Yes258 (35.0)