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Table 2 Comparison of mean NEI VFQ-25 according to categorical variables at baseline and follow-ups

From: Predictors of health-related quality of life in Chinese patients receiving treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a prospective longitudinal study

Demographic and clinical features

VFQ-25 score

Baseline

(N = 142)

1 month follow-up

(N = 137)

3 months follow-up

(N = 131)

6 months follow-up

(N = 128)

12 months follow-up

(N = 115)

Gender

 Male

60.00 ± 15.09

(n = 69)

64.68 ± 16.27*

(n = 67)

57.83 ± 12.03**

(n = 63)

59.35 ± 13.47**

(n = 62)

62.26 ± 16.97

(n = 55)

 Female

58.23 ± 17.54

(n = 73)

58.93 ± 15.89

(n = 70)

51.12 ± 14.38

(n = 68)

53.51 ± 11.16

(n = 66)

56.71 ± 19.25

(n = 60)

Education

 Primary or lower

55.41 ± 18.99

(n = 33)

58.18 ± 19.51

(n = 32)

42.83 ± 9.01**

(n = 30)

54.23 ± 13.46

(n = 29)

58.54 ± 19.22

(n = 24)

 Secondary

57.46 ± 17.51

(n = 51)

65.35 ± 15.07

(n = 47)

57.26 ± 10.74

(n = 45)

57.21 ± 13.20

(n = 45)

60.27 ± 15.54

(n = 39)

 Tertiary or higher

62.62 ± 12.97

(n = 58)

60.79 ± 14.93

(n = 58)

58.17 ± 13.67

(n = 56)

56.74 ± 11.76

(n = 54)

59.37 ± 18.33

(n = 52)

Marital status

 Married

63.12 ± 17.23**

(n = 98)

63.37 ± 16.44

(n = 96)

54.47 ± 13.67

(n = 97)

57.19 ± 12.90

(n = 95)

58.34 ± 18.29

(n = 93)

 Not currently married

50.11 ± 9.4

(n = 44)

57.93 ± 15.41

(n = 41)

53.98 ± 13.88

(n = 34)

53.90 ± 11.64

(n = 33)

63.71 ± 18.28

(n = 22)

Area of residence

 Urban

61.02 ± 16.64**

(n = 114)

61.80 ± 14.08

(n = 114)

55.15 ± 14.58*

(n = 109)

57.21 ± 12.90

(n = 106)

60.04 ± 18.37

(n = 94)

 Rural

51.26 ± 12.69

(n = 28)

61.47 ± 24.87

(n = 23)

50.36 ± 6.67

(n = 22)

52.16 ± 10.51

(n = 22)

56.33 ± 18.25

(n = 21)

Income

  ≥ 10,000RMB

69.52 ± 13.64**

(n = 62)

71.46 ± 13.09**

(n = 57)

65.02 ± 11.35**

(n = 56)

60.98 ± 13.69**

(n = 55)

65.29 ± 16.32**

(n = 45)

  < 10,000RMB

51.01 ± 13.53

(n = 80)

54.82 ± 14.76

(n = 80)

46.37 ± 9.05

(n = 75)

52.84 ± 10.57

(n = 73)

55.56 ± 18.64

(n = 70)

Eye affected by AMD

 Unilateral cases

61.23 ± 16.05**

(n = 112)

63.97 ± 15.52**

(n = 109)

55.63 ± 14.30**

(n = 107)

56.83 ± 13.14

(n = 106)

61.16 ± 17.46*

(n = 93)

 Bilateral cases

51.12 ± 15.26

(n = 30)

53.10 ± 16.55

(n = 28)

48.62 ± 8.54

(n = 24)

53.97 ± 9.71

(n = 22)

51.78 ± 20.33

(n = 22)

  1. *P<0.05,**P<0.01