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Table 1 Main characteristics of patients

From: Subjective health expectations of patients with age-related macular degeneration treated with antiVEGF drugs

Variables

Mean (SD)/N (%)

Males

46 (38)

Age, year

75.2 (7.9)

Highest educational level (n = 121)

 - Primary school

37 (31)

 - Secondary school

53 (44)

 - College (Bsc)

15 (12)

 - University (Msc)

16 (13)

Lives in the same household (n = 121)

 - Alone

43 (35)

 - With others

78 (64)

Residence (n = 121)

 - Capital (Budapest)

46 (38)

 - County town

16 (13)

 - Other town

39 (32)

 - Village

20 (17)

Employment statusa (n = 122)

 - Active, works in a payed job full time

2 (2)

 - Active, works in a payed job part time

0 (0)

 - Disability pensioner

2 (2)

 - Retired

119 (98)

 - Unemployed

0 (0)

Comorbidityb (n = 122)

 - Parkinson disease

1 (1)

 - Diabetes

21 (17)

 - Hypertension

82 (67)

 - Depression

12 (10)

Visual acuity (ETDRS 0–100)

 - Left eye

49.8 (27.0)

 - Right eye

42.6 (29.0)

 better eye (greater ETDRS score)

64.7 (15.4)

AREDS categories, left eye

 - AREDS 1

5 (4)

 - AREDS 2

1 (1)

 - AREDS 3

9 (8)

 - AREDS 4

98 (87)

AREDS categories, right eye

 - AREDS 1

8 (7)

 - AREDS 2

2 (2)

 - AREDS 3

2 (2)

 - AREDS 4

104 (89)

Both eyes in AREDS 4

84 (69)

  1. a1 retired patient was working
  2. bpatients could have more than one comorbidities