Table 1.
Characteristics of patients.
| Variable | Control | Wet AMD |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | 78 | 120 |
| Bilateral (n/%) | / | 57/47.5% |
| Age | ||
| (Yrs) | 74.3 (DS 6.5) | 80.2 (DS 8.9) |
| Range | 65–90 | 53–99 |
| Median | 73.5 | 81.5 |
| Gender | ||
| F (n/%) | 46/59% | 61/50.8% |
| M (n/%) | 32/41% | 59/49.2% |
| Smoking | ||
| Affected (n/%) | 42/54% | 70/58% |
| Diabetes mellitus | ||
| Affected (n/%) | 8/10.2% | 11/9.2% |
| High blood pressure | ||
| Affected (n/%) | 31/39.7% | 61/50.8% |
| High blood cholesterol | ||
| Affected | 5/4.7% | 8/6.7% |
| Heart disease | ||
| Affected | 18/23.1% | 29/24.2% |
| Anticoagulation therapy | ||
| With therapy | 23/29.5% | 25/20.8% |