Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by disease status
From: Evaluation of real-world mobility in age-related macular degeneration
Controls | AMD | Pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 59) | (n = 57) | ||
Vision* | |||
Better eye VA, logMAR | 0.08 (0.12) | 0.43 (0.32) | <0.001 |
Worse eye VA, logMAR | 0.18 (0.14) | 1.05 (0.46) | <0.001 |
Binocular CS, log units | 1.88 (0.01) | 1.46 (0.02) | <0.001 |
Sig. cataract/PCO, either eye, % | 21.8 | 32.1 | 0.23 |
Sig. cataract/PCO, both eyes, % | 10.9 | 15.1 | 0.52 |
Demographics* | |||
Age, years | 69.3 (5.3) | 74.4 (5.2) | <0.001 |
Female gender, % | 62.7 | 57.9 | 0.60 |
White race, % | 74.6 | 91.2 | 0.01 |
Education, years | 15.5 (2.2) | 15.0 (1.9) | 0.13 |
Unemployment, % | 61.0 | 75.4 | 0.10 |
Health/cognition/driving* | |||
MMSE-VI score | 20.8 (1.4) | 20.6 (1.7) | 0.76 |
Comorbid illnesses (#) | 2.49 (1.6) | 2.50 (1.6) | 0.92 |
Depressive symptoms, % | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.97 |
Driving help, % | 77.8 | 73.7 | 0.59 |
Grip strength, kg | 27.2 (9.3) | 28.2 (9.3) | 0.57 |
Weather | |||
Temperature <45°F, % days | 3.23 (4.2) | 2.50 (4.0) | 0.45 |
Rainfall >0.2 mm, % days | 1.73 (1.81) | 1.75 (1.74) | 0.96 |