Table 2 Variables associated significantly with sex.
From: The effect of sex and laterality on the phenotype of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Variable | Male | Female | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (mean, SD, min–max) | 60, 13 (16–95) | 59, 14 (16–100) | <0.001 |
Visual acuity, logMAR (mean, SD, min–max) | 1.001, 0.923 (−0.2 to 2.6) | 0.929, 0.927 (−0.18 to 3) | 0.001 |
Lens status (%) | <0.001 | ||
Aphakic | 1.1% | 0.9% | |
Pseudophakic | 29.3% | 22.9% | |
Phakic | 58.9% | 65.6% | |
Phakic cataract | 10.7% | 10.5% | |
Vitreous status (%) | <0.001 | ||
No PVD | 9.4% | 13.3% | |
PVD | 90.6% | 76.2% | |
High myopia (>6 dioptres) (n, %) | 10.1% | 12.7% | <0.001 |
Refraction, dioptres (mean, SD, min–max) | −2.667, 3.841 (−26 to +7.75) | −3.267, 4.280 (−30 to +6) | <0.001 |
Previous or concomitant fellow eye RD (%) | 9.8% | 7.6% | 0.007 |
Extent RD | <0.001 | ||
Extent RD, clock hours, (median, IQR) | 5, 4–7 | 4, 3–6 | |
Total RD present, (%) | 6.8% | 5.1% | 0.004 |
Foveal sparing (%) | 47.7% | 53.6% | <0.001 |
Visual acuity, fovea detached cases, logMAR (mean, SD, min–max) | 1.621, 0.734 (−0.08, 2.6) | 1.671, 0.727 (−0.08, 3) | <0.001 |
Any Superior RD (%) | 89.8% | 87.5% | 0.002 |
Isolated Inferior RD only (%) | 9.3% | 11.5% | 0.002 |
Isolated Temporal RD (%) | 29.6% | 32.4% | 0.009 |
Number of retinal breaks in detached retina 0, 1, 2, 3 or more (n,%) | 0: 185 (3.6%) 1: 2206 (42.6%) 2: 1196 (23.1%) ≥3: 1592 (30.7%) | 0: 125 (4.2%) 1: 1451 (49.2%) 2: 673 (22.8%) ≥3: 700 (23.7%) | <0.001 (n = 8128) |
Largest break size greater than 1 clock hour (%) | 4.6% | 3.2% | 0.003 |
Largest break type present (%) | <0.001 (n = 7864) | ||
Dialysis | 3.6% | 2.6% | |
GRT | 2.9% | 1.4% | |
Round hole | 9.3% | 15.2% | |
U tear | 83.6% | 79.3% | |
Outer leaf break with progressive schisis RD | 0.6% | 1.5% | |
Superior retinal breaks lowest (%) | 55.5% | 60.9% | <0.001 |
