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 |
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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.