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Br J Ophthalmol 86:774-776 doi:10.1136/bjo.86.7.774
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    • Clinical science

Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with retinal vein occlusion

Table 5

The 10 year calculated coronary heart disease risk in CRVO and BRVO compared with the CHD incidence in England (1991–4)

cCHDR Recorded incidence p Value
p values determined by χ2.
CRVO
    >15% risk , males (n = 11) 48% 28% 0.006
    >20% risk , males (n = 8) 35% 16% 0.004
    >30% risk , males (n = 1) 4% 3% ns
    >15% risk , females (n = 6) 33% 9% <0.0001
    >20% risk , females (n = 5) 28% 4% <0.0001
    >30% risk , females (n = 1) 6% 0 0.038
BRVO
    >15% risk , males (n = 18) 75% 28% <0.0001
    >20% risk , males (n = 14) 58% 16% <0.0001
    >30% risk , males (n = 7) 29% 3% <0.0001
    >15% risk , females (n = 11) 46% 9% <0.0001
    >20% risk , females (n = 7) 29% 4% <0.0001
    >30% risk , females (n = 3) 12% 0 0.001

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