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. 2021 Dec 22;8(1):71–78. doi: 10.1159/000521541

Table 2.

Patient and disease characteristics by melanoma status in the training data

Characteristic Nonmelanoma (N = 62)1 Melanoma (N = 61)1 p value2
Age at diagnosis 64 (56, 71) 61 (55, 67) 0.2
Gender
 Female 44 (71) 25 (41) 0.002
 Male 18 (29) 36 (59)
Laterality
 Left eye 30 (48) 31 (51) >0.9
 Right eye 32 (52) 30 (49)
Symptoms 9 (15) 24 (39) 0.004
Distance from optic disc
 <3 mm 6 (9.7) 33 (54) <0.001
 ≥3 mm 56 (90) 28 (46)
Distance from fovea
 <3 mm 16 (26) 30 (49) 0.013
 ≥3 mm 46 (74) 31 (51)
Largest basal diameter, mm 7.50 (6.50, 9.00) 9.00 (7.50, 10.50) 0.003
Height, mm 1.50 (1.30, 1.80) 2.10 (1.70, 2.30) <0.001
SRF 9 (15) 43 (70) <0.001
Orange pigment 19 (31) 47 (77) <0.001
Drusen 51 (82) 26 (43) <0.001
RPE atrophy 27 (44) 17 (28) 0.10

SRF, subretinal fluid; RPE, retinal pigment epithelium.

1

Statistics presented: median (IQR); n (%).

2

Statistical tests performed: Wilcoxon rank-sum test; χ2 test of independence.