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Table 1 Mental health care utilization 1 year before and after cataract surgery for the first eye

From: Effect of the time interval between cataract surgery for both eyes on mental health outcome: a cohort study of 585,422 patients

  

All patients

Pre-cataract surgery

Post-cataract surgery

 

Had mental service consultation

Did not have mental healthconsultation

Had mental service consultation

Did not have mental health consultation

 

Number of patients

585,422

144,841

440,581

 

147,414

438,008

 

Age

Mean (SD)

69.31 (9.50)

70.11 (8.79)

69.05 (9.71)

< 0.001

70.03 (8.79)

69.07 (9.72)

< 0.001

Median (IQR)

70 (63–76)

71 (64–76)

70 (63–76)

 

71 (64–76)

70 (63–76)

 

20–35

1062

88

974

< 0.001

114

948

< 0.001

35–50

15,372

2301

13,071

 

2397

12,975

 

50–65

153,580

34,255

119,325

 

35,056

118,524

 

> = 65

415,408

108,197

307,211

 

109,847

305,561

 

Mental service consultation

      

Pre-surgery

144,841

 

103,364

41,477

 

Post-surgery

147,414

103,364

44,050

 

 

Number of consultations

      

Number of mental consultation

Pre-surgery

1.77 (4.60)

7.15 (6.86)

 

6.18 (7.26)

0.28 (1.33)

< 0.001

Median (IQR)

0 (0–0)

5 (2–11)

 

4 (0–10)

0 (0–0)

 

Number of mental consultation

Post-surgery

1.79 (4.60)

6.20 (7.21)

0.35 (1.59)

< 0.001

7.13 (6.78)

 

Median (IQR)

0 (0–1)

4 (0–10)

0 (0–0)

 

5 (2–11)

 

Sex

Male

249,637

49,037

200,600

< 0.001

50,004

199,633

< 0.001

Female

335,785

95,804

239,981

 

97,410

238,375

 

Urbanization

Urban

322,728

81,661

241,067

< 0.001

82,868

239,860

< 0.001

Suburban

186,643

45,441

141,202

 

46,313

140,330

 

Rural

76,051

17,739

58,312

 

18,233

57,818

 

Low income status (yes)

 

4842

1372

3470

 

1427

3415

 

Charlson comorbidity index

0

557,853

136,568

421,285

< 0.001

139,901

417,952

< 0.001

1

19,094

5699

13,395

 

5158

13,936

 

> = 2

8475

2574

5901

 

2355

6120

 

Time interval (days)

mean (SD)

340.09 (545.05)

330.32 (527.81)

343.30 (550.56)

< 0.001

337.23 (531.99)

341.05 (549.37)

0.0199

median (IQR)

77 (28–393)

82 (28–385)

77 (28–399)

 

84 (29–399)

77 (28–392)

 

Time interval (by subgrouping, months)

< 3

259,919

63,471

196,448

< 0.001

63,426

196,493

< 0.001

3–6

108,977

27,621

81,356

 

28,004

80,973

 

6–12

62,267

16,206

46,061

 

16,890

45,377

 

> 12

154,259

37,543

116,716

 

39,094

115,165

 
  1. Chi-squared tests and t-tests were used for categorical and continuous variables, respectively
  2. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range