Table 1.
Baseline clinical features of the subjects
| N | Mean ± SD | 95% confidence interval for mean | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower bound | Upper bound | ||||
| Age (years) | Control | 45 | 50.4 ± 6.2 | 48.58 | 52.34 |
| <5 years | 30 | 49.0 ± 14.0 | 43.80 | 54.32 | |
| ≥5 years | 44 | 53.5 ± 12.5 | 49.76 | 57.37 | |
| Cumulative dose (g) | Control | 45 | . | . | . |
| <5 years | 30 | 231.28 ± 215.9 | 150.63 | 311.92 | |
| ≥5 years | 44 | 794.62 ± 473.2 | 650.75 | 938.49 | |
| Duration of HCQ use (years) | Control | 45 | . | . | . |
| <5 years | 30 | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |
| ≥5 years | 44 | 9.6 ± 5.0 | 8.0 | 11.14 | |
| Best-corrected visual acuity (logMAR) | Control | 45 | 1.0 ± 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| <5 years | 30 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| ≥5 years | 44 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| Spherical equivalent | Control | 45 | 0.056 ± 0.24 | −0.06 | 0.07 |
| <5 years | 30 | 0.14 ± 0.64 | −0.09 | 0.38 | |
| ≥5 years | 44 | 0.12 ± 0.58 | −0.05 | 0.30 | |
| Body mass (kg) | Control | . | . | . | . |
| <5 years | 30 | 67.3 ± 13.14 | 62.4 | 72.2 | |
| ≥5 years | 44 | 71.3 ± 15.9 | 66.5 | 76.2 | |