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Table 1 Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients

From: Vascular endothelial growth factor genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration in Tunisian population

 

Patients (n = 145)

G1(n = 117)

G2 (n = 28)

Sex ratio M/W

99/46

83/34

16/12

Mean age (years ± SD)

73.14 ± 8.06

73.22 ± 8.09

72.71 ± 8.77

Range (years)

(52–92)

(52–92)

(53–89)

Exudative AMD subtypes: n (%)

   

  ▪ PC CNV

40(27.59)

40(34.18)

-

  ▪ O CNV

53(36.55)

53(45.29)

-

  ▪ MC CNV

24(16.55)

24(20.51)

-

  ▪ Fibrovascular scarring

28(19,31)

-

28(100)

Risk Factors: n (%)

   

  ▪ Smoker

91(62.75)

72(61.53)

19(67.85)

  ▪ Arterial Hypertension

54(37.24)

46(39.31)

8(28.57)

  ▪ Hypercholestérolemia

28(20.68)

22(18.80)

6(21.42)

  ▪ Heart risk

27(18.62)

21(17.94)

6(21.42)

  ▪ History of AMD

9(6.20)

8(6.83)

1(3.57)

  ▪ Cataract surgery

22(15.17)

17(14.52)

5(17.85)

  1. M: men; W: women; n: number; SD: standard deviation; CNV: choroidal neovascular.
  2. PC: predominantly classic; O: occult; MC: minimally classic.