Table 4 Initial and 4–8 week best-corrected visual acuity and visual acuity change for eyes of patients with ocular syphilis.

From: Influence of gender on clinical presentation, management practices and outcomes of ocular syphilis

Initial visual acuity

All (n = 214)

Women (n = 53)

Men (n = 161)

p value

≤ 20/50

141 (65.9)

41 (77.4)

100 (62.1)

0.071*

≤ 20/200

83 (38.8)

18 (34.0)

65 (40.4)

0.510*

Visual acuity at 4–8 weeks

All (n = 162)

Women (n = 43)

Men (n = 119)

p value

≤ 20/50

67 (41.4%)

24 (48.0%)

59 (38.3%)

0.324*

≤ 20/200

27 (16.7%)

9 (18.0%)

28 (18.2%)

0.988*

Change

 No change

74 (45.7%)

17 (39.5%)

57 (47.9%)

0.129*

 Increase (≥ 2 Snellen lines)

80 (49.4%)

24 (55.8%)

56 (47.1%)

 Decrease (≥ 2 Snellen lines)

8 (4.9%)

2 (4.7%)

6 (5.0%)

  1. Initial: n = 214 eyes, 53 eyes of women and 161 eyes of men; 4–8 weeks: n = 162 eyes, 43 eyes of women and 119 eyes of men.
  2. *Generalized estimating equation models.
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