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. 2022 Mar 18;2(2):100145. doi: 10.1016/j.xops.2022.100145

Table 2.

Mean Daily Incidence, 95% Confidence Intervals, and Demographic Factors for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair, Retinal Break Treatment, and Posterior Vitreous Detachment Diagnosis

Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Retinal Break
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Mean Daily Incidence 95% Confidence Interval Mean Daily Incidence 95% Confidence Interval Mean Daily Incidence 95% Confidence Interval
All participants 0.461 0.459–0.462 0.703 0.699–0.708 13.899 13.680–14.116
 Quarter 1 0.448 0.445–0.451 0.683 0.674–0.692 13.542 13.070–14.014
 Quarter 2 0.473 0.470–0.476 0.704 0.696–0.712 13.374 12.919–13.829
 Quarter 3 0.471 0.468–0.474 0.709 0.701–0.718 13.605 13.222–13.988
 Quarter 4 0.45 0.446–0.454 0.717 0.706–0.727 15.073 14.654–15.491
Age (yrs)
 <40 0.197 0.196–0.198 0.388 0.383– 0.392 1.149 1.129–1.170
 40–49 0.453 0.450–0.456 0.584 0.578–0.590 4.205 4.135–4.274
 50–59 0.757 0.753–0.761 1.117 1.109– 1.126 10.964 10.791– 11.137
 60–69 0.672 0.669–0.675 1.139 1.132–1.146 22.073 21.732– 22.413
 70+ 0.31 0.309–0.312 0.378 0.375–0.380 22.64 22.291– 22.988
Sex
 Male 0.665 0.662–0.668 0.863 0.857–0.869 13.196 12.985–13.406
 Female 0.3148 0.314–0.316 0.589 0.586–0.593 14.419 14.195– 14.644
Race
 White 0.534 0.532–0.536 0.761 0.757–0.765 15.877 15.634–16.120
 Other 0.312 0.310–0.314 0.586 0.580–0.592 10.095 9.912–10.278

P < 0.001 for the difference in mean daily incidence between men and women for each of posterior vitreous detachment, retinal break, and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

P < 0.001 for the difference in mean daily incidence between White people and those of other races for each of posterior vitreous detachment, retinal break, and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.