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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample

From: The effects of age-related macular degeneration on quality of life in a Brazilian population

Variable

Control

AMD

Total

p-value

Age

 Mean

68.8 (8.5)

72.3 (10.1)

70.6 (9.5)

0. 0007a

 Median

69

73

70

BEVA

 Mean

0.408 (0.252)

0.406 (0.437)

0.407 (0.358)

0.0040a

 Median

0.400

0.300

0.300

Gender

 Female

104 (60.5%)

93 (52.5%)

197 (56.4%)

0.13562b

 Male

68 (39.5%)

84 (47.5%)

152 (43.6%)

Race

 White

151 (87.8%)

156 (88.6%)

307 (88.2%)

0.8067b

 No White

21 (12.2%)

20 (11.4%)

41 (11.8%)

Income

 < 1.450,00

133 (77.3%)

105 (62.1%)

238 (69.8%)

0.0022b

 > 1.450,00

39 (22.7%)

64 (37.9%)

103 (30.2%)

Marital Status

 Married

115 (66.9%)

98 (58.0%)

213 (62.5%)

0.0907b

 Single

57 (31.1%)

71 (42.0%)

128 (37.5%)

BMI

 Mean

25.6 (4.0)

26.4 (5.0)

26.0 (4.6)

0.1821a

 Median

25.3

25.5

25.4

Education (yr)

 < 8

145 (84.3%)

131 (74.0%)

276 (79.1%)

0.0181b

 > 8

27 (15.7%)

46 (26.0%)

73 (20.9%)

Smoking

 No

100 (58.1%)

73 (41.2%)

173 (49.6%)

0.0016b

 Yes

72 (41.9%)

104 (58.8%)

176 (50.4%)

Sun exposure

 No

19 (11.0%)

48.0 (27.3%)

67 (19.3%)

0.0001b

 Yes

153 (89.0%)

128 (72.7%)

281 (80.7%)

Systemic diseases

 No

42 (24.6%)

42 (23.7%)

84 (24.1%)

0.8560b

 Yes

129 (75.4%)

135 (76.3%)

264 (75.9%)

Employment status

 Employed

15 (8.7%)

52 (29.4%)

67 (19.2%)

< 0.0001b

 Unemployed

157 (91.3%)

125 (70.7%)

282 (80.8%)

Phisical activity

 No

105 (61.0%)

108 (61.0%)

213 (61.0%)

0.9955b

 Yes

67 (39.0%)

69 (39.0%)

136 (39.0%)

Ethylism

 No

155 (90.1%)

141 (80.1%)

296 (85.1%)

0.0222b

 Yes

17 (9.9%)

35 (19.9%)

52 (14.9%)

Vegetables

 Twice a week

19 (11%)

48 (27.3%)

67 (19.3%)

0.0001b

 Less than twice

153 (89.0%)

128 (72.7%)

281 (80.7%)

  1. BMI Body mass index, SD Standart deviation, BEVA Best eye visual acuity
  2. aMann Whitney, bQui Quadrado