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

Table 3 Correlations between total score of the NEI VFQ-25 and continuous variables at baseline and follow-ups

Variables	NEI VFQ-25 score
Variables	Baseline	1 month follow-up	3 months follow-up	6 months follow-up	12 months follow-up
Age	0.151	0.147	−0.050	−0.070	0.062
VA treated eye	0.409^**	0.231^**	0.586^**	0.063	0.193^*
BCVA	0.608^**	0.419^**	0.550^**	0.412^**	0.443^**
No. of intravitreal injections		−0.045	− 0.125	0.115	0.136
Anxiety	−0.130	- 0.537^**	- 0.201*	- 0.363^**	- 0.341^**
Depression	−0.270^**	- 0.533^**	- 0.237^**	- 0.798^**	- 0.656^**
Positive Coping	0.053	0.068	0.140	0.363^**	0.048
Negative Coping	−0.259^**	- 0.075	- 0.001	- 0.328^**	−0.081
Social Support	0.007	0.165	0.285^**	0.565^**	0.427^**
Self-efficacy	0.051	0.272^**	0.300^**	0.336^**	0.616^**

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