Table 3.
Vision change before and after introduction of photodynamic and anti-VEGF therapies
Decrease in vision, OR (95% CI) | Vision loss/blindness, OR (95% CI) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Covariate | Photodynamic therapy |
Anti-VEGF therapy |
Photodynamic therapy |
Anti-VEGF therapy |
Treatment | 1.21** | 0.59** | 1.40** | 0.54** |
(1.06,1.38) | (0.52,0.68) | (1.19,1.63) | (0.47,0.63) | |
Age | 1.01 | 1.02** | 1.02** | 1.03** |
(0.99,1.02) | (1.01,1.03) | (1.01,1.03) | (1.01,1.04) | |
Male | 0.83* | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.90 |
(0.72,0.96) | (0.79,1.04) | (0.77,1.08) | (0.77,1.06) | |
Black | 0.49* | 0.70 | 0.47 | 0.62 |
(0.25,0.96) | (0.39,1.25) | (0.21,1.05) | (0.31,1.26) | |
Hispanic | 0.63 | 1.26 | 0.68 | 1.62 |
(0.23,1.69) | (0.67,2.39) | (0.22,2.14) | (0.83,3.18) | |
Charlson Index | 1.02 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 1.02 |
(0.99,1.05) | (1.00,1.06) | (0.96,1.04) | (0.98,1.05) | |
Diabetes mellitus | 1.02 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.83 |
(0.85,1.22) | (0.74,1.03) | (0.72,1.13) | (0.68,1.01) | |
Glaucoma | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.28** | 1.12 |
(0.97,1.31) | (0.87,1.17) | (1.07,1.53) | (0.94,1.32) | |
Diabetic Retinopathy | 0.84 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 1.24 |
(0.59,1.2) | (0.81,1.47) | (0.84,1.83) | (0.89,1.74) | |
Cataract | 1.18* | 0.87* | 1.10 | 0.87 |
(1.02,1.37) | (0.76,0.99) | (0.93,1.31) | (0.75,1.02) | |
Other Eye Complication | 1.46** | 1.27** | 1.42** | 1.21* |
(1.25,1.69) | (1.09,1.48) | (1.19,1.70) | (1.01,1.45) | |
N | 31,746 | 35,726 | 31,536 | 35,400 |
Percent with Outcome | 2.95 | 2.62 | 2.97 | 2.64 |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
p<0.01,
p<0.05