Table 3 Baseline data of macular degeneration patients reported in the FAERS database.

From: Real world pharmacovigilance assessment of drug related macular degeneration risks

Variables

 

Value

Age (year)

Mean + SD

72.5 + 14.3

Median (Q1, Q3)

66 (72, 82)

Weight (kg)

Mean + SD

70.6 + 21.5

Median (Q1, Q3)

69 (58, 82)

Gender

 

 Female

n (%)

6822 (70.4%)

 Male

n (%)

2238 (23.1%)

 Unknown

n (%)

633 (6.5%)

Outcome

 

 Other serious (important medical event)

n (%)

8232 (80.1%)

 Hospitalization—initial or prolonged

n (%)

1333 (13.0%)

 Disability

n (%)

513 (5.0%)

 Death

n (%)

118 (1.1%)

 Life threatening condition

n (%)

55 (0.5%)

 Required intervention to prevent

n (%)

26 (0.3%)

Country

 

 United States

n (%)

6471 (66.8%)

 Canada

n (%)

1200 (12.4%)

 Others

n (%)

1055 (10.9%)

 Germany

n (%)

306 (3.2%)

 United Kingdom

n (%)

172 (1.8%)

 Japan

n (%)

128 (1.3%)

 Australia

n (%)

111 (1.1%)

 Brazil

n (%)

90 (0.9%)

 Switzerland

n (%)

88 (0.9%)

 France

n (%)

72 (0.7%)

  1. Continuous numerical variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, and categorical variables are presented as n (%).