Basic characteristics of consecutive patients with a first uveitis attack (data are presented as number of cases and percentages (%) unless otherwise specified)
| Total (n=868) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) at onset of uveitis (mean ± SD) | 49.4 (±18.6) | |
| Gender | Females | 509 (58.6) |
| Anatomical localisation of uveitis | Anterior | 308 (35.5) |
| Intermediate | 96 (11.1) | |
| Posterior | 194 (22.4) | |
| Panuveitis | 270 (31.1) | |
| Ethnic group | White Europeans | 689 (79.4) |
| North Africans | 133 (15.3) | |
| African | 30 (3.5) | |
| Asian | 13 (1.5) | |
| Others | 3 (0.3) | |
| Laterality | Bilateral | 507 (58.4) |
| Chronology | Acute | 258 (29.7) |
| Chronic | 610 (70.3) | |
| Granulomatous | 247 (28.5) | |