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) |