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. 2023 Dec 12;17:3855–3866. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S440575

Table 3.

Univariate Regression Analysis of MNV Area and Vessel Density

MNV Area MNV Vessel Density
ß Coefficient 95% CI p-value ß Coefficient 95% CI p-value
Sex 1.60 −1.69 to 4.89 0.332 2.88 −6.77 to 12.53 0.550
Age 0.081 0.002 to 0.16 0.045 −0.30 −0.52 to −0.08 0.009
Racial/Ethnic background −0.43 −2.33 to 1.47 0.649 −1.31 −6.84 to 4.22 0.635
SBP 0.054 −0.28 to 0.14 0.186 −0.19 −0.43 to 0.44 0.108
DBP 0.012 −0.14 to 0.17 0.872 −0.12 −0.56 to 0.33 0.590
Smoking status 3.09 0.80 to 5.38 0.010 −4.11 −11.24 to 3.02 0.251
BMI −0.21 −0.53 to 0.11 0.189 0.43 −0.50 to 1.36 0.355
LogMAR VA 4.75 0.28 to 9.22 0.038 −16.61 −29.31 to −3.91 0.012
Refractive Error 0.25 0.04 to 0.46 0.022 −0.68 −1.30 to −0.05 0.035
Prior PDT −9.13 −13.94 to −4.32 <0.001 4.59 −11.61 to 20.80 0.570
Nb of prior IVIs 0.18 0.033 to 0.32 0.018 −0.29 −0.73 to 0.15 0.191
Time since last IVI −0.035 −0.88 to 0.018 0.185 0.16 0.015 to 0.31 0.032
Active IVI Therapy −0.30 −3.12 to 2.52 0.831 0.18 −8.02 to 8.39 0.964
IOP 0.30 −0.14 to 0.73 0.172 −0.86 −2.11 to 0.39 0.172
Lens status 0.65 −2.21 to 3.50 0.650 −0.29 −8.62 to 8.04 0.944
MNV Type −1.47 −4.18 to 1.25 0.283 5.90 −1.91 to 13.70 0.135
MNV Pattern −2.03 −3.61 to −0.45 0.013 6.54 2.02 to 11.07 0.006
Diagnosis (MMD vs AMD) 2.98 0.29 to 5.67 0.031 −8.57 −16.41 to −0.73 0.033

Note: Significant p-values (<0.05) are highlighted in bold.

Abbreviations: MNV, macular neovascularization; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body-mass index; VA, visual acuity; PDT, photodynamic therapy; IVI, intravitreal injection; IOP, intraocular pressure; MMD, myopic macular degeneration; AMD, age-related macular degeneration.