Baseline characteristics of patients with idiopathic choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) and the control group
| Parameters | Idiopathic CNV | Control | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 44 | 30 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male, N (%) | 15 (34.1) | 13 (43.3) | 0.421* |
| Female, N (%) | 29 (65.9) | 17 (56.7) | |
| Mean age, years (range) | 33.7 (18–45) | 30.6 (22–44) | 0.064† |
| Mean refractive error, dioptre (range) | −2.01 (+1.75–−5.0) | −1.45 (+0.83–−4.33) | 0.179† |
| Location | |||
| Subfoveal, N (%) | 16 (36.4) | NA§ | NA |
| Juxtafoveal, N (%) | 12 (27.3) | ||
| Extrafoveal, N (%) | 16 (36.4) | ||
*χ2 test.
†Mann-Whitney U test.
CNV, choroidal neovascularisation; NA, not applicable.