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. 2021 Apr 28;36(4):818–826. doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01535-9

Table 2.

BCVA data collection in REALITY.

All patients
(N = 44)
ND4 patients
(N = 27)
ND1 patients
(N = 8)
ND6 patients
(N = 9)
ND4 patients
aged ≥ 15 at onset
(N = 23)
Time from onset to first visit (months)
  Mean (SD) 5.7 (7.3) 6.9 (7.8) 3.0 (6.2) 4.5 (6.2) 6.8 (7.2)
  Median 1.9 2.9 0.6 1.3 3.0
  IQR 0.5, 11.2 0.8, 14.5 0.2, 2.0 1.1, 6.0 0.8, 14.5
  Min, Max 0.0, 25.7 0.0, 25.7 0.0, 18.2 0.0, 17.8 0.0, 20.5
Time period of first visit post-onset
  ≤1 month 14/44 (31.8%) 7/27 (25.9%) 5/8 (62.5%) 2/9 (22.2%) 6/23 (26.1%)
  >1 to 3 months 13/44 (29.5%) 7/27 (25.9%) 2/8 (25.0%) 4/9 (44.4%) 5/23 (21.7%)
  >3 to 6 months 4/44 (9.1%) 3/27 (11.1%) 0/8 (0.0%) 1/9 (11.1%) 3/23 (13.0%)
  >6 to 12 months 4/44 (9.1%) 3/27 (11.1%) 0/8 (0.0%) 1/9 (11.1%) 3/23 (13.0%)
  >2 months 9/44 (20.5%) 7/27 (25.9%) 1/8 (12.5%) 1/9 (11.1%) 6/23 (26.1%)
Time from onset to last visit (months)
  Mean (SD) 32.5 (24.1) 36.3 (29.8) 26.0 (6.0) 26.7 (8.6) 36.8 (32.2)
  Median 30.3 30.4 27.3 30.3 29.3
  IQR 23.3, 34.5 25.0, 35.4 22.2, 31.1 18.7, 35.1 24.4, 35.3
  Min, Max 14.1, 178.2 15.9, 178.2 15.3, 31.4 14.1, 36.0 15.9, 178.2
Time period of last visit post-onset
  ≤18 months 4/44 (9.1%) 1/27 (3.7%) 1/8 (12.5%) 2/9 (22.2%) 1/23 (4.3%)
  >18 to 24 months 8/44 (18.2%) 4/27 (14.8%) 2/8 (25.0%) 2/9 (22.2%) 4/23 (17.4%)
  >24 to 30 months 9/44 (20.5%) 8/27 (29.6%0 1/8 (12.5%) 0/9 (0.0%) 7/23 (30.4%)
  >30 to 36 months 16/44 (36.4%) 8/27 (29.6%) 4/8 (50.0%) 4/9 (44.4%) 6/23 (26.1%)
  >36 months 7/44 (15.9%) 6/27 (22.2%) 0/8 (0.0%) 1/9 (11.1%) 5/23 (21.7%)
Number of eyes with BCVA data available in time period
  Up to Year 1 after onset 59/88 (67.0%) 35/54 (64.8%) 10/16 (62.5%) 14/18 (77.8%) 31/46 (67.4%)
  Year 1 to Year 2 after onset 76/88 (86.4%) 44/54 (81.5%) 16/16 (100.0%) 16/18 (88.9%) 39/46 (84.8%)
  Year 2 to Year 3 after onset 59/88 (67.0%) 42/54 (77.8%) 10/16 (62.5%) 7/18 (38.9%) 34/46 (73.9%)
  >Year 3 after onset 14/88 (15.9%) 12/54 (22.2%) 0/16 (0.0%) 2/18 (11.1%) 10/46 (21.7%)
Number of BCVA visits per patient
  Mean (SD) 7.9 (4.9) 7.2 (3.9) 8.0 (3.7) 9.9 (8.0) 7.3 (4.2)
  Median 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0
  IQR 5.5, 8.0 5.0, 8.0 6.0, 9.0 6.0, 10.0 4.0, 8.0
  Min, Max 4, 28 4, 22 4, 16 4, 28 4, 22

BCVA best-corrected visual acuity, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation.

Date of onset of vision loss in the first eye to be affected was used to calculate times from onset for each patient.