Table 1 Demographics of patients seen for hydroxychloroquine screening.

From: Trends and practices following the 2016 hydroxychloroquine screening guidelines

 

Patients on HCQ (n = 166)

Sex

 Female (%)

150 (90.4%)

 Male (%)

16 (9.6%)

Race

 Asian (%)

24 (14.5%)

 Black or African American (%)

7 (4.2%)

 Other or mixed race (%)

50 (30.1%)

 Unknown (%)

4 (2.4%)

 White (%)

81 (48.8%)

Estimated age starting HCQ in years

 Mean (CI)

44.2 (41.7, 46.8)

Weight in kg

 Mean (CI)

71.7 (68.9, 74.6)

Duration of therapy in years

 Mean (CI)

5.3 (4.4, 6.1)

Estimated daily dose in mg/kg

 Mean (CI)

5.2 (5.0, 5.5)

Cumulative dose in grams

 Mean (CI)

684.4 (568.5, 800.4)

High-riska

 No (%)

110 (66.7%)

 Yes (%)

55 (33.3%)

SD-OCT screen

 No (%)

7 (4.2%)

 Yes (%)

159 (95.8%)

FAF screen

 No (%)

18 (10.8%)

 Yes (%)

148 (89.2%)

HVF screen

 No (%)

47 (28.3%)

 Yes (%)

119 (71.7%)

  1. HCQ Hydroxychloroquine, SD-OCT Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, FAF Fundus autofluorescence, HVF Humphrey visual field.
  2. aHigh-risk features including renal disease, concomitant tamoxifen use, known retinal or macular disease.