Table 2 of Steinbrugger, Mol Vis 2009; 15:609-618.

Table 2. Demographic data of patients with branch retinal vein occlusion and control subjects.

Clinical
characteristics		 BRVO patients
(n=398)		 Control subjects
(n=355)
p-value
Females 228 (57.3%) 206 (58.0%) 0.84
Mean age (years±SD) 67.1±11.0 68.3±13.8 0.18
Arterial hypertension 306 (76.9%) 183 (51.5%) <0.001
Diabetes mellitus 27 (6.8%) 24 (6.8%) 0.99
Hypercholesterolemia 310 (77.9%) 260 (73.2%) 0.14
Ever-smoker 119 (29.9%) 90 (25.4%) 0.16

Prevalence of arterial hypertension was significantly higher in branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) patients compared to control subjects. Data are mean±standard deviation, or number of subjects (%).

Steinbrugger, Mol Vis 2009; 15:609-618. http://www.molvis.org/molvis/v15/a62

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