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Table 2 Baseline Characteristics in Male Versus Female Patients

From: Baseline characteristics associated with early visual acuity gains after ranibizumab treatment for retinal vein occlusion

Characteristic

Male (n = 118)

Female (n = 84)

Mean age, years (SD)

64.0 (12.7)

69.5 (11.3)

Baseline occlusion type, n (%)

 BRVO/HRVO

59 (50.0)

56 (66.7)

 CRVO

59 (50.0)

28 (33.3)

Mean BCVA, ETDRS letters (SD)

52.2 (14.0)

55.0 (11.6)

 Patients with 20/200 or worse vision, n (%)

22 (18.6)

8 (9.5)

 Mean CST, μm (SD)

539.0 (177.5)

508.6 (138.3)

Mean time since diagnosis of RVO, months (SD)

1.7 (2.1)

1.7 (1.7)

Prior therapies, n (%)

 Intravitreal steroids

7 (5.9)

2 (2.4)

 Laser photocoagulation

1 (0.8)

1 (1.2)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Open-angle glaucoma

10 (8.5)

7 (8.3)

 Hypertension

70 (59.3)

61 (72.6)

 Angina

4 (3.4)

3 (3.6)

 Congestive heart failure

2 (1.7)

4 (4.8)

 Diabetes mellitus

18 (15.3)

13 (15.5)

  1. BCVA best-corrected visual acuity, BRVO branch retinal vein occlusion, CRVO central retinal vein occlusion, CST central subfield thickness, ETDRS Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study, HRVO hemiretinal vein occlusion, RVO retinal vein occlusion