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Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jul 24;156(4):10.1016/j.ajo.2013.05.026. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.05.026

Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Members and Confirmed Scleritis and Episcleritis Cases.

	Kaiser Permanente Members^a	Confirmed Scleritis Cases	P Value^b	Confirmed Episcleritis Cases	P Value^b
Total	217 061	17		93
Female	110 701 (51%)	13 (76.5%)	.0498	56 (60.2%)	.08
Age category (y)
0-14	40 057 (18%)	0	.06	5 (5.4%)	.0004
15-24	28 047 (13%)	0	.15	9 (9.7%)	.44
25-44	58 376 (27%)	6 (35.3%)	.42	34 (36.6%)	.046
45-64	63 914 (29%)	7 (41.2%)	.29	38 (40.9%)	.02
>65	26 667 (12%)	4 (23.5%)	.15	7 (7.5%)	.20
Race^c	N = 114 505 (53%)	N = 16 (94.1%)		N = 67 (72.0%)
Alaskan/Native American	1463 (1%)	0	1.00	0	.64
Asian	46 024 (40%)	9 (52.9%)	.33	27 (29.0%)	.03
Black	1758 (2%)	2 (11.8%)	.03	0	.41
Pacific Islander	31 083 (27%)	0	.006	11 (11.8%)	.001
White	30 603 (27%)	5 (29.4%)	.79	29 (31.2%)	.35
Other	3574 (3%)	0	1.00	0	.12

Demographic information as of the midpoint of the study period, January 1, 2007.

Fisher exact test, comparing cases to Kaiser Permanente Hawaii members.

Comparisons by race were made between self-reporters in each racial group vs all others.