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Br J Ophthalmol 88:1512-1517 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.045484
  • Clinical science
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Cataract surgery and subtype in a defined, older population: the SEECAT Project

Table 1

 Demographic characteristics of SEE participants and their locally resident siblings. χ2 tests compared the group of bilateral pseudophakics with lens data to the population base of probands or siblings

Mean age (SD) (years)* Race (% black)† Sex(% female)‡
*Age did not differ significantly for bilaterally pseudophakic participants with and without lens data among SEE participants (p = NS) or siblings (p = NS).
†Race did not differ significantly for bilaterally pseudophakic participants with and without lens data among SEE participants (P = NS) or siblings (p = NS).
‡Sex did not differ significantly for bilaterally pseudophakic participants with and without lens data among SEE participants (p = NS) or siblings (p = NS).
SEE participants
All SEE participants (n = 1504) 78.2 (4.7) 24.5 58.9
Bilaterally pseudophakic SEE participants (n = 293) 79.9 (4.9) 16.7 65.5
Bilaterally pseudophakic SEE participants with lens data (n = 169) 79.2 (4.8) 18.9 62.7
Siblings
Locally resident siblings (n = 1069) 71.1 (9.7) 34.0 60.0
Siblings participating in SEECAT study (n = 473) 70.2 (7.7) 26.8 59.0
Bilaterally pseudophakic siblings (n = 70) 76.2 (6.0) 15.7 60.0
Bilaterally pseudophakic siblings with lens data (n = 54) 75.9 (6.8) 18.5 51.8

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