Table 4 Variables associated with referral for eye examination
Variable | Referred | Not referred | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) in each category | 66 (24.4) | 204 (75.6) | Â |
Number (%) by county | Â | Â | 0.03 |
 Kirinyaga | 15 (16.7) | 75 (83.3) |  |
 Nairobi | 30 (33.8) | 59 (66.3) |  |
 Nakuru | 21 (23.1) | 70 (76.9) |  |
Age mean years, SD | 59.8 (13.3) | 51.2 (13.8) | < 0.0001 |
Sex N (%) | Â | Â | 0.09 |
 Male | 37 (29.1) | 90 (70.9) |  |
 Female | 29 (20.3) | 114 (79.7) |  |
Occupation N (%) | Â | Â | 0.01 |
 Unemployed | 17 (24.3) | 53 (75.7) |  |
 Low skilled | 13 (18.6) | 57 (81.4) |  |
 Professional | 18 (20) | 72 (80) |  |
 Retired | 18 (45) | 22 (55) |  |
Literacy N (%) | Â | Â | 0.6 |
 Primary or below | 24 (27.3) | 64 (72.7) |  |
 Secondary education | 24 (21.6) | 87 (78.4) |  |
 Post-secondary education | 18 (26.1) | 51 (73.9) |  |
Duration of diabetes years: mean, SD | 9.3 (5.4) | 6.6 (5.4) | 0.0005 |
Diabetes in family member N (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 16 (25) | 48 (75) | 0.9 |
 No | 50 (24.3) | 156 (75.7) |  |
Comorbid high BP N (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 31 (30.7) | 70 (69.3) | 0.07 |
 No | 35 (20.7) | 134 (79.3) |  |
Knowledge of diabetes eye complications N (%) | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 Yes | 47 (31.3) | 133 (68.7) |  |
 No | 19 (28.8) | 101 (84.2) |  |