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Table 3 Features of Newly Diagnosed Uveitis with Infectious vs Non- Infectious Etiologies

From: Demography and clinical pattern of newly diagnosed uveitis patients in Malaysia

Variables

Infection

p-valuea

OR (95% CI)

p-valueb

Infectious

Non-infectious

n (%)

n (%)

Age Group

  <  = 20

46 (50.5)

45 (49.5)

 < 0.001

1.29 (0.74, 2.23)

0.367

 21—40

208 (48.1)

224 (51.9)

1.34 (0.96, 1.88)

0.090

 41 – 60

123 (34.5)

234 (65.5)

1.00 (ref)

 

  > 60

59 (36.9)

101 (63.1)

1.51 (0.97, 2.36)

0.071

Race

 Malay

288 (45.6)

343 (54.4)

0.001

1.76 (1.08, 2.87)

0.023

 Chinese

60 (35.9)

107 (64.1)

1.26 (0.71,2.25)

0.428

 Indian

34 (27.9)

88 (72.1)

1.00 (ref)

 

 Others

53 (44.5)

66 (55.5)

1.45 (0.73, 2.87)

0.286

Gender

 Male

247 (45.2)

299 (54.8)

0.023

1.34 (1.00,1.78)

0.051

 Female

189 (38.3)

305 (61.7)

1.00 (ref)

 

State

 Central

188 (45.9)

222 (54.1)

0.001

2.54 (1.58, 4.10)

0.000

 Northern

97 (43.9)

124 (56.1)

2.21 (1.30, 3.74)

0.003

 East Coast

54 (42.5)

73 (57.5)

1.65 (0.91, 2.97)

0.097

 Southern

39 (26.4)

109 (73.6)

1.00 (ref)

 

 East Malaysia

58 (43.3)

76 (56.7)

1.61 (0.85, 3.03)

0.142

Anatomical Classification Uveitis

 Anterior Uveitis

97 (19.5)

401 (80.5)

 < 0.001

1.00 (ref)

 

 Intermediate Uveitis

44 (37.9)

72 (62.1)

2.53 (1.61, 3.99)

0.000

 Posterior Uveitis

157 (77.7)

45 (22.3)

14.31 (9.45,21.66)

0.000

 Panuveitis

138 (61.6)

86 (38.4)

6.52 (4.54, 9.36)

0.000

Hypopon

 Absent

418 (42.5)

565 (57.5)

0.089

  

 Present

17 (30.9)

38 (69.1)

  

Granulomatous Status

 Granulomatous

62 (45.6)

74 (54.4)

0.278

  

 Non-granulomatous

362 (40.7)

528 (59.3)

  
  1. aChi-square test
  2. bMultiple Logistic Regression