Table 7.
Baseline | 3 months | 12 months | 24 months | 36 months | 48 months | 60 months | |
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Age 65 to <75 years (group 1) | |||||||
n | 68 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 22 | 35 | 28 |
Mean ECD | 2,444 | 1,984 | 1,866 | 1,775 | 1,569 | 1,618 | 1,552 |
95% CI | 2,362, 2,525 | 1,849, 2,118 | 1,731, 2,002 | 1,637, 1,914 | 1,323, 1,815 | 1,429, 1,808 | 1,325, 1,779 |
Mean change in ECD | −18% | −23% | −27% | −33% | −32% | −35% | |
95% CI | −23, −13 | −28, −18 | −32, −21 | −43, −24 | −39, −25 | −44, −27 | |
Age ≥75 years (group 2) | |||||||
n | 119 | 111 | 102 | 94 | 39 | 42 | 29 |
Mean ECD | 2,499 | 1,957 | 1,823 | 1,762 | 1,677 | 1,579 | 1,576 |
95% CI | 2,433, 2,564 | 1,843, 2,072 | 1,703, 1,943 | 1,631, 1,893 | 1,475, 1,880 | 1,385, 1,772 | 1,333, 1,819 |
Mean change in ECD | −22% | −28% | −30% | −34% | −38% | −40% | |
95% CI | −26, −18 | −32, −24 | −35, −25 | −41, −27 | −45, −31 | −48, −32 |
Note: Not all patients were available for all follow-up visits.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ECD, endothelial cell density.