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. 2016 May 27;30(8):1077–1083. doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.95

Table 1. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.

Baseline characteristics PRN group Fixed regimen group (loading phase+2q8) P-value
Number of patients 36 (50%) 36 (50%) 1.0
Median age (range) 79 (59–93) 77 (52–85) 0.17
Gender 19 F (53%)–17 M (47%) 14 F (39%)/22 M (61%) 0.34
Median number of previous ranibizumab injections (n, 95% CI) 5 (4.5–7.5) 6.5 (4–9.5) 0.78
Median time of CNV diagnosis (months, 95% CI) 18 (14–24) 22 (11–31) 0.71
CNV type C: 10 (28%), O: 26 (72%) C: 14 (39%), O: 22 (61%) 0.21
  PED: 13 (36%) PED 20 (56%) 0.15

Abbreviations: C, classic; CNV, choroidal neovascularization; fixed regimen, loading phase+bimonthly injections; O, occult; PED, pigment epithelium detachment; PRN, pro re nata strategy.