Research Article

Predictors of Visual Response to Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Treatment of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of visual acuity score change (letters) from baseline at 6 months.

PredictorsUnstandardized coefficients (SE)Standardized coefficients

Age−2.998 (1.347)−0.188−2.2270.028
Baseline VA score−4.561 (1.217)−0.303−3.749<0.001
Duration of neovascular AMD−3.040 (1.290)−0.193−2.3570.020
ARMS2 rs10490924 −3.593 (1.720)−0.178−2.0900.039

AMD: age-related macular degeneration; SE: standard error; VA: visual acuity.
Variables included in step 1 are age group, gender, baseline VA score, duration of neovascular AMD, ARMS2 rs10490924 genotype, and treatment regimen.