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. 2023 Sep 20;13:15618. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-42816-5

Table 1.

Demographics of patients seen for hydroxychloroquine screening.

Patients on HCQ (n = 166)
Sex
 Female (%) 150 (90.4%)
 Male (%) 16 (9.6%)
Race
 Asian (%) 24 (14.5%)
 Black or African American (%) 7 (4.2%)
 Other or mixed race (%) 50 (30.1%)
 Unknown (%) 4 (2.4%)
 White (%) 81 (48.8%)
Estimated age starting HCQ in years
 Mean (CI) 44.2 (41.7, 46.8)
Weight in kg
 Mean (CI) 71.7 (68.9, 74.6)
Duration of therapy in years
 Mean (CI) 5.3 (4.4, 6.1)
Estimated daily dose in mg/kg
 Mean (CI) 5.2 (5.0, 5.5)
Cumulative dose in grams
 Mean (CI) 684.4 (568.5, 800.4)
High-riska
 No (%) 110 (66.7%)
 Yes (%) 55 (33.3%)
SD-OCT screen
 No (%) 7 (4.2%)
 Yes (%) 159 (95.8%)
FAF screen
 No (%) 18 (10.8%)
 Yes (%) 148 (89.2%)
HVF screen
 No (%) 47 (28.3%)
 Yes (%) 119 (71.7%)

HCQ Hydroxychloroquine, SD-OCT Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, FAF Fundus autofluorescence, HVF Humphrey visual field.

aHigh-risk features including renal disease, concomitant tamoxifen use, known retinal or macular disease.