Table 5

Pearson correlations of NEI VFQ 25 subscales with visual acuity and visual fields



BCVA worse
BCVA better
VF worse
VF better

General Health
Pearson Correlation
-0.145
-0.078
-0.175
-0.145

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.231
0.521
0.153
0.238
General Vision
Pearson Correlation
-0.279(*)
-0.251(*)
-0.444(**)
-0.407(**)

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.019
0.035
0
0.001
Ocular Pain
Pearson Correlation
-0.082
-0.065
-0.1
-0.216

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.499
0.589
0.415
0.075
Near Activities
Pearson Correlation
-0.331(**)
-0.337(**)
-0.361(**)
-0.411(**)

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.005
0.004
0.002
0
Distant Activities
Pearson Correlation
-0.440(**)
-0.159
-0.260(*)
-0.346(**)

Sig. (2-tailed)
0
0.186
0.031
0.004
Social Functioning
Pearson Correlation
-0.369(**)
-0.159
-0.227
-0.295(*)

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.002
0.184
0.061
0.014
Mental Health
Pearson Correlation
-0.236(*)
-0.172
-0.021
-0.083

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.047
0.15
0.862
0.498
Role Difficulties
Pearson Correlation
-0.218
-0.199
-0.204
-0.242

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.074
0.103
0.1
0.05
Dependency
Pearson Correlation
-0.475(**)
-0.242
-0.174
-0.292(*)

Sig. (2-tailed)
0
0.065
0.196
0.028

N
59
59
57
57
Driving
Pearson Correlation
-0.239
-0.134
-0.371(*)
-0.041

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.187
0.466
0.04
0.826

N
32
32
31
31
Color vision
Pearson Correlation
-0.405(**)
-0.345(**)
-0.231
-0.288(*)

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.001
0.004
0.062
0.019
Peripheral vision
Pearson Correlation
-0.22
-0.087
-0.334(**)
-0.336(**)

Sig. (2-tailed)
0.07
0.478
0.006
0.005

**: Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

*: Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

Labiris et al. BMC Ophthalmology 2008 8:4   doi:10.1186/1471-2415-8-4