Table 1 of Ritchie, Mol Vis 2014; 20:1281-1295.


Table 1. Descriptive statistics on eMERGE cataract data set.

Study sample Site Number Number Missing Total
7397 0 7397
Marshfield Clinic Total 3914 (52.91%)
Cases 2557
Controls 1357
Mayo Clinic Total 952 (12.87%)
Cases 606
Controls 346
Group Health Total 2346 (31.72%)
Cases 2235
Controls 111
Vanderbilt Total 185 (2.50%)
Cases 105
Controls 80
White 7109 (96.11%)
Race Black 114 (1.54%) 0 7397
(p=0.1157)
Other 174 (2.35%)
Case-Control Cataract Cases 5503 0 7397
Controls 1894
Cataract Age at Diagnosis (Case only) Mean±SD 70.50±8.09 7296 101 7397
Median 71
IQR(25%,75%) (66,76)
Range 35 - 136
Sex Cases Male 2401 0 5503
(p=0.7684) Female 3102
Controls Male 819 0 1894
Female 1075
Birthdate Year** Cases Mean±SD 2.3211±1.01 5462 41 5503
(p<0.0001) Median 2
IQR(25%,75%) (1,3)
Range 1.000 - 5.000
Controls Mean±SD 4.07±0.936 1893 1 1894
Median 4
IQR(25%,75%) (4,5)
Range 1.000 - 6.000
Diabetes (p<0.0001) Cases Yes 921 2613 5503
No 1969
Controls Yes 306 323 1894
No 1265