Table1.
Characteristics | Responders (n = 70) | Non-responders (n = 16) | P value | Non-recurrent eyes (n = 44) | Recurrent eyes (n = 26) | P value |
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Mean ± SD (range) | ||||||
Age (years) | 66.7 ± 6.5 (52–83) | 65.4 ± 3.7 (54–70) | 0.280a | 66.0 ± 6.9 (52–80) | 67.9 ± 6.0 (60–83) | 0.263a |
Baseline BCVA (LogMAR) | 0.39 ± 0.33 (0.00–1.70) | 0.51 ± 0.29 (0.10–1.10) | 0.191a | 0.43 ± 0.37 (0.00–1.70) | 0.34 ± 0.26 (0.00–0.90) | 0.291a |
Refractive error (diopter) | 0.13 ± 1.36 (−3.50–3.00) | 0.31 ± 0.73 (−1.00–1.25) | 0.601a | −0.02 ± 1.43 (−3.50–3.00) | 0.38 ± 1.24 (−2.75–3.00) | 0.243a |
Previous anti-VEGF treatments (n) | 2.9 ± 3.2 (0–11) | 2.6 ± 3.4 (0–10) | 0.796a | 2.7 ± 3.1 (0–11) | 3.2 ± 3.4 (0–11) | 0.554a |
Central macular thickness (μm), | 369 ± 109 (141–843) | 378 ± 70 (232–455) | 0.781a | 379 ± 129 (141–843) | 354 ± 66 (254–540) | 0.362a |
GLD of lesion (μm) | 2458 ± 737 (1034–4735) | 2543 ± 791 (1276–4182) | 0.718a | 2403 ± 821 (1034–4735) | 2544 ± 591 (1515–4233) | 0.450b |
Number of polyps (n) | 2.0 ± 1.6 (1–9) | 1.7 ± 1.0 (1–4) | 0.555a | 2.0 ± 1.6 (1–9) | 2.0 ± 1.7 (1–9) | 0.927a |
Height of PED (μm) | 247 ± 172 (0–805) | 224 ± 111 (0–471) | 0.623a | 272 ± 173 (0–805) | 209 ± 167 (0–601) | 0.337a |
n (%) | ||||||
Gender (male/female) | 49/21 | 12/4 | 0.750c | 28/16 | 21/4 | 0.073c |
Treatment-naive eyes | 35 (50) | 11 (68) | 0.175c | 21 (48) | 14 (54) | 0.976c |
Choroidal hyperpermeability | 31 (44) | 2 (13) | 0.018c | 19 (43) | 12 (46) | 0.809c |
Presence of fluid | ||||||
Subretinal | 69 (99) | 15 (94) | 0.248c | 44 (100) | 25 (96) | 0.190c |
Intraretinal | 12 (17) | 0 (0) | 0.086c | 8 (18) | 4 (27) | 0.668c |
PED | 60 (86) | 13 (81) | 0.706c | 38 (86) | 22 (85) | 0.293c |
Lesion location | 0.782c | 0.498c | ||||
Macula | 68 (97) | 16 (100) | 43 (98) | 25 (96) | ||
Peripapillary | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 1 (4) |
SD standard deviation, BCVA best-corrected visual acuity, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, GLD greatest linear dimension identified by indocyanine angiography, PED pigment epithelial detachment.
aMann–Whitney test between groups
bStudent’s t-test between groups
cChi-square test between groups