From: Demography and clinical pattern of newly diagnosed uveitis patients in Malaysia
Total cases (N = 1199) | Anterior Uveitis | Intermediate Uveitis | Posterior Uveitis | Panuveitis | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 560) | (N = 136) | (N = 249) | (N = 254) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n(%) | ||
Age | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 41.4(16.36) | 44.9(16.47) | 39.7 (16.08) | 36.5(15.55) | 39.6(15.45) | < 0.001a |
Age group | ||||||
1 to 20 | 105 (8.8) | 39 (37.1) | 12 (11.4) | 31 (29.5) | 23 (21.9) | < 0.001b |
20 to 40 | 505 (42.1) | 197 (39.0) | 62 (12.3) | 130 (25.7) | 116 (23.0) | |
40–60 | 403 (33.6) | 210 (52.1) | 45 (11.2) | 63 (15.6) | 85 (21.1) | |
> 60 | 186 (15.5) | 114 (61.3) | 17 (9.1) | 25 (13.4) | 30 (16.1) | |
Gender | 0.314b | |||||
Male | 622 (51.9) | 279 (44.9) | 68 (10.9) | 131 (21.1) | 144 (23.2) | |
Female | 577 (48.1) | 281 (48.7) | 68 (11.8) | 118 (20.5) | 110 (19.1) | |
Race | 0.002b | |||||
Malay | 736 (61.4) | 333 (45.2) | 77 (10.5) | 173 (23.5) | 153 (20.8) | |
Chinese | 183 (15.3) | 97 (53.0) | 18 (9.8) | 30 (16.4) | 38 (20.8) | |
Indian | 140 (11.7) | 79 (56.4) | 22 (15.7) | 16 (11.4) | 23 (16.4) | |
Others | 138 (11.5) | 51 (37.0) | 18 (13.0) | 30.0(21.7) | 39 (28.3) | |
State of Origin | < 0.001b | |||||
Central (Selangor, KL, Putrajaya) | 473 (39.4) | 215 (45.5) | 66 (14.0) | 90 (19.0) | 102 (21.6) | |
Nothern (Perak, Kedah, Perlis, Penang) | 261 (21.8) | 135 (51.7) | 12 (4.6) | 61 (23.4) | 53 (20.3) | |
East coast (Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang) | 151 (12.6) | 67 (44.4) | 20 (13.2) | 37 (24.5) | 27 (17.9) | |
Southern (Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan) | 159 (13.3) | 87 (54.7) | 19 (11.9) | 28 (17.6) | 25 (15.7) | |
East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak) | 153 (12.8) | 54 (35.3) | 19 (12.4) | 33 (21.6) | 47 (30.7) | |
Nationality | 0.667b | |||||
Local | 1147 (95.7) | 540 (47.1) | 129 (11.2) | 236(20.6) | 242 (21.1) | |
Foreigner | 52 (4.3) | 20 (38.5) | 7 (13.5) | 13 (25.0) | 12 (23.1) | |
Hypopyon | ||||||
Present | 65 (5.4) | 42 (64.6) | 8 (12.3) | 2 (3.1) | 13 (20.0) | 0.002b |
Absent | 1132 (94.4) | 518 (45.8) | 127 (11.2) | 246(21.7) | 241 (21.3) | |
Laterality | < 0.001b | |||||
Unilateral | 760 (63.4) | 424 (55.8) | 71 (9.3) | 151(19.9) | 114 (15.0) | |
Bilateral | 328 (27.4) | 87 (26.5) | 60 (18.3) | 73 (22.3) | 108 (32.9) | |
Granulomatous | < 0.001b | |||||
Granulomatous | 166 (13.8) | 64 (38.6) | 18 (10.8) | 16 (9.6) | 68 (41.0) | |
Non-granulomatous | 1013 (84.5) | 496 (49.0) | 116 (11.5) | 216(21.3) | 185 (18.3) | |
Etiology | < 0.001b | |||||
Infectious | 411 (34.3) | 82 (20.0) | 38 (9.2) | 170(41.4) | 121 (29.4) | |
Non-infectious (Unclassified & Inflammatory) | 788 (65.7) | 478 (60.7) | 98 (12.4) | 79 (10.0) | 133 (16.9) |