Table 3 Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses of the association between clinicodemographic factors and improvement of LVQOL score.

From: Clinical performance of a smartphone-based low vision aid

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Ba

B*

p value

Ba

B

p value

Age, years

− 0.566

− 0.478

0.001

− 0.558

− 0.472

0.002

Sex

− 1.095

− 0.031

0.862

   

Previous use of LVAs

7.137

0.202

0.041

10.925

0.309

0.049

Baseline BCDVA, logMAR

− 14.106

− 0.191

0.279

   

Baseline BCIVA, logMAR

− 10.314

− 0.198

0.262

   

Baseline BCNVA, logMAR

− 14.783

− 0.324

0.006

− 17.825

− 0.390

0.011

BCDVA with smartphone-based LVA, logMAR

− 0.117

− 0.783

0.440

   

BCIVA with smartphone-based LVA, logMAR

0.105

0.698

0.491

   

BCNVA with smartphone-based LVA, logMAR

− 0.040

− 0.245

0.808

   

Baseline face recognition performance, score

0.489

0.375

0.029

0.089

0.093

0.619

Number of smartphone-based LVA use per day

0.798

0.038

0.829

   

Average time-of-use per use, minutes

− 0.022

− 0.031

0.860

   

Average total time-of-use per day, minutes

0.034

0.084

0.686

   
  1. LVQOL low vision quality of life, LVA low vision aid, BCDVA best-corrected distance visual acuity, logMAR logarithm of minimum angle of resolution, BCIVA best-corrected intermediate visual acuity, BCNVA best-corrected near visual acuity.
  2. *Unstandardized β coefficient.
  3. Standardized β coefficient.