Table 2.
General patient characteristics at first visit to tertiary referral centre
| Age | N pts | Valid % | Mean | Min | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male + female | 49 | 14 | 86 | ||
| Female | 93 | 48 | 14 | 86 | |
| Male | 24 | 51 | 24 | 73 | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 93 | 80 | |||
| Male | 24 | 20 | |||
| Race | |||||
| Asian | 4 | 3 | |||
| Black | 1 | 1 | |||
| Caucasian | 112 | 96 | |||
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | 58 | 64 | |||
| No | 33 | 36 | |||
| Concomitant diseases | |||||
| DM | 8 | 7 | |||
| NHL | 2 | 2 | |||
| Dermopathy | 1 | 0.9 | |||
| Acropathy | 1 | 0.9 | |||
| Other eye diseases | |||||
| Diabetic retinopathy | 1 | 0.9 | |||
| Cataract | 4 | 3 | |||
| Cataract | 4 | 3 | |||
| ARMD | 1 | 0.9 | |||
| Amblyopia | 1 | 0.9 | |||
| Referred by | |||||
| General practioner | 12 | 11 | |||
| Ophthalmologist | 63 | 56 | |||
| Other hospital | 9 | 8 | |||
| Own hospital | 21 | 19 | |||
| Own initiative | 4 | 3 | |||
| Second opinion | 4 | 3 | |||