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. 2014 Mar 13;9(3):e91533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091533

Table 1. Comparison of demographic details of uveitis patients and the Singapore population.

Etiology IU AU Posterior uveitis Panuveitis Singapore (Thousands)
Number of patients/people (n, %) 66 (5.7) 795 (68.1) 177 (15.2) 130 (11.1) 3789.3
Gender
Male 30 (45.5) 484 (60.9) 97 (54.8) 71 (54.6) 1868.2 (49.3)
Female 36 (54.5) 311 (39.1) 80 (45.2) 59 (45.4) 1921.1 (50.7)
Laterality
Bilateral 37 (56.1) 157 (19.7) 67 (37.9) 36 (27.7)
Race
Chinese 38 (57.6) 564 (70.9) 98 (55.4) 90 (69.2) 2808.3 (74.1)
Malay 11 (16.7) 91 (11.4) 29 (16.4) 18 (13.8) 506.6 (13.4)
Asian Indians 12 (18.2) 73 (9.2) 21 (11.9) 8 (6.2) 349.0 (9.2)
Others 5 (7.6) 67 (8.4) 29 (16.4) 14 (10.8) 125.3 (3.3)
Age Groups
0–20 11 (16.7) 24 (3.0) 11 (6.2) 8 (6.2) 897.5 (23.7)
21–40 23 (34.8) 225 (28.3) 76 (42.9) 41 (31.5) 1131.5 (29.9)
41–60 24 (36.4) 329 (41.4) 70 (39.5) 43 (33.1) 1199.4 (31.7)
>60 8 (12.1) 217 (27.3) 20 (11.3) 37 (28.5) 560.8 (14.8)