Table 1 Demographics and baseline clinical characteristics of patients with ocular syphilis.
From: Influence of gender on clinical presentation, management practices and outcomes of ocular syphilis
Characteristic | All (n = 127) | Women (n = 31) | Men (n = 96) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) at diagnosis, Mean ± SD (median, range) | 46.6 ± 13.5 (48.0, 22–88) | 40.0 ± 12.5 (50.0, 24–70) | 45.83 ± 13.7 (47, 22–88) | 0.256* |
HIV-positive, n (%) [n = 104, 25 women, 79 men] | 36 (34.6) | 3 (12.0) | 33 (41.8) | 0.006† |
Bilateral involvement | 87 (68.5) | 22 (71.0) | 65 (67.7) | 0.734† |
Duration (months) of symptoms at diagnosis, Mean ± SD [n = 123, 30 women, 93 men] | 2.8 ± 6.3 | 1.8 ± 2.7 | 3.1 ± 7.1 | 0.252‡ |
Positive serum treponemal test, n (%) | 127 (100) | 31 (100) | 96 (100) | NA |
Titer of serum non-treponemal test, ≤ 1:128, n (%) | 1:64 (1:1–1:2048) 55 (43.3) | 1:64 (1:1–1:2048) 13 (41.9) | 1:128 (1:1–1:1024) 42 (43.8) | 0.435‡ 0.859† |
CSF abnormality, n (%) [n = 85, 16 women, 69 men] | 29 (34.1) | 4 (25.0) | 25 (36.2) | 0.393† |
Corticosteroid treatment [n = 122, 30 women, 92 men] | 74 (60.7) | 14 (46.7) | 60 (65.2) | 0.071† |
