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Table 1 Summary of patient characteristics

From: A seven-year analysis of the role and impact of a free community eye clinic

Median Age (IQR)

49 (18)

Gender

Female: 447 (51.1%)

Male: 366 (41.8%)

Undocumented: 62 (7.1%)

Ethnicity

African American: 279 (31.9%)

Caucasian: 190 (21.7%)

Hispanic: 188 (21.5%)

Other: 26 (3.0%)

Asian: 9 (1.0%)

Undocumented: 183 (20.9%)

Insurance

None: 343 (39.2%)

Medicaid: 105 (12.0%)

Medicare: 72 (8.2%)

Other: 42 (4.8%)

Healthy Indiana Plan: 31 (3.5%)

Private: 21 (2.4%)

Undocumented: 261 (29.8%)

Previous Visit

Yes: 68 (7.8%)

No: 218 (24.9%)

Undocumented: 589 (67.3%)

Family History of Glaucoma

Yes: 143 (15.3%)

No: 691 (79.0%)

Undocumented: 50 (5.7%)

Personal History of Glaucoma

Yes: 44 (5.0%)

No: 783 (89.4%)

Undocumented: 48 (5.5%)

History of Eye Injury Or Surgery

Yes: 119 (13.6%)

No: 707 (80.8%)

Undocumented: 49 (5.6%)

Recent Visual Change

Yes: 519 (59.3%)

No: 296 (33.8%)

Undocumented: 60 (6.9%)

Recent Eye Pain

Yes: 150 (17.1%)

No: 628 (71.2%)

Undocumented: 97 (11.1%)

Last Eye Exam Over 2 Years Ago

Yes: 453 (51.8%)

No: 377 (43.1%)

Undocumented: 45 (5.1%)

Last Dilated Eye Exam Over 2 Years Ago

Yes: 478 (54.6%)

No: 330 (37.7%)

Undocumented: 67 (7.7%)

Diabetes Diagnosis

Yes: 162 (18.5%)

No: 667 (76.2%)

Undocumented: 46 (5.3%)

 

Median Years Since Diabetes Diagnosis (IQR)

6 (7)

Last Diabetic Eye Exam Over 1 Year Ago

Yes: 123 (75.9%)

No: 35 (21.6%)

Undocumented: 4 (2.5%)

Hypertension Diagnosis

Yes: 282 (32.2%)

No: 404 (46.2%)

Undocumented: 189 (21.6%)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range