Table 3 Factors associated with subjective happiness preoperatively.

From: Changes in patient subjective happiness and satisfaction with cataract surgery

Variable

Univariate estimate

Multivariate estimate

P value

β

95% CI

P value

Age

.032*

  

.144

Sex

.409

   

No. operated eyes

.296

   

Nuclear opalescence (≥ grade 3)

.030*

0.276

0.050–0.503

.017

Cortical cataract

.075*

  

.762

Posterior subcapsular cataract

.455

   

Preoperative CDVA

.014*

− 0.248

− 0.43 to − 0.066

.008

Preoperative SE

.463

   

Preoperative PSQI

.073*

  

.122

  1. Sex: Male = 0, Female = 1; CI confidence interval, CDVA corrected distance visual acuity, SE spherical equivalent, SHS Subjective Happiness Scale.
  2. *Variables which P values were less than 0.20 in simple correlation were performed with multiple regression analysis.
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