Table 4.

Initial and 4–8 week best-corrected visual acuity and visual acuity change for eyes of patients with ocular syphilis.

Initial visual acuity	All (n = 214)	Women (n = 53)	Men (n = 161)	p value
≤ 20/50	141 (65.9)	41 (77.4)	100 (62.1)	0.071*
≤ 20/200	83 (38.8)	18 (34.0)	65 (40.4)	0.510*

Visual acuity at 4–8 weeks	All (n = 162)	Women (n = 43)	Men (n = 119)	p value
≤ 20/50	67 (41.4%)	24 (48.0%)	59 (38.3%)	0.324*
≤ 20/200	27 (16.7%)	9 (18.0%)	28 (18.2%)	0.988*
Change
No change	74 (45.7%)	17 (39.5%)	57 (47.9%)	0.129*
Increase (≥ 2 Snellen lines)	80 (49.4%)	24 (55.8%)	56 (47.1%)
Decrease (≥ 2 Snellen lines)	8 (4.9%)	2 (4.7%)	6 (5.0%)

Initial: n = 214 eyes, 53 eyes of women and 161 eyes of men; 4–8 weeks: n = 162 eyes, 43 eyes of women and 119 eyes of men.

*Generalized estimating equation models.