Table 1.
Comparison of Baseline Characteristics between Participants with No Age-related Macular Degeneration and Age-related Macular Degeneration in an elderly population of Amirkola (n=505)
| Characteristics |
No Age-related
(N= 416) |
Age-related
(N=89) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean) | 71.6±5.87 | 71.34±6.07 | 0.70 |
|
Sex
Male Female |
235(81%) 181(84.2%) |
55(19%) 34(15.8%) |
0.35 |
|
Level of education
Illiterate Middle school Diploma and higher |
7(70%) 332(83.2%) 77(80.2%) |
3(30%) 67(16.8%) 19(19.8%) |
0.45 |
|
History of Hyperlipidemia
No Yes |
353(82.3%) 63(82.9%) |
76(17.7%) 13(17.1%) |
0.89 |
|
History of Hypertension
No Yes |
289(83.5%) 127(79.9%) |
57(16.5%) 32(20.1%) |
0.31 |
|
History of Diabetes
No Yes |
328(82.8%) 88(80.7%) |
68(17.2%) 21(19.3%) |
0.61 |
|
Cigarette smoking
No Yes |
313(87.4%) 103(70.1%) |
45(12.6%) 44(29.7%) |
<0.001 |