Research Article
Association of Neovascular Glaucoma with Risk of Stroke: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Table 1
Comparison of demographics and comorbidities between patients with NVG and controls.
| | NVG () | Control () | value | | n | (%) | n | (%) |
| | Age, year | | | | | 0.99 | | ≤49 | 87 | (20.9) | 870 | (20.9) | | | 50–64 | 149 | (35.8) | 1490 | (35.8) | | | ≥65 | 180 | (43.3) | 1800 | (43.3) | | | Mean (SD)# | 61.5 | (14.2) | 60.9 | (14.6) | 0.36 | | Sex | | | | | 0.99 | | Female | 175 | (42.1) | 1750 | (42.1) | | | Male | 241 | (57.9) | 2410 | (57.9) | | | Medical comorbidity | | | | | | | Diabetes mellitus | 224 | (53.9) | 531 | (12.8) | <0.001 | | Hypertension | 300 | (72.1) | 1681 | (40.4) | <0.001 | | Hyperlipidemia | 197 | (47.4) | 995 | (23.9) | <0.001 | | Coronary artery disease | 150 | (36.1) | 795 | (19.1) | <0.001 | | Ocular comorbidity | | | | | | | CRVO & BRVO | 56 | (13.5) | 5 | (0.12) | <0.001 | | DMRP | 208 | (50.0) | 75 | (1.80) | <0.001 | | Retinal detachment with retinal defect§ | 18 | (4.33) | 3 | (0.07) | <0.001 | | CRAO & BRAO | 5 | (1.20) | 0 | 0.00 | — | | HTR§ | 7 | (1.68) | 1 | (0.02) | <0.001 | | Uveitis | 66 | (15.9) | 25 | (0.60) | <0.001 |
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Chi-square test; #t-test; §Fisher’s exact test.
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