Research Article

Three-Year Outcomes of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Aflibercept under the National Health Insurance Program in Taiwan

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analysis for central macular thickness at the third year in the complete 3-year follow-up group (n = 99).

n = 99Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
value value

Age−0.0320.765−0.0290.799
Sex−0.0440.6850.0040.969
Visual acuity
Baseline−0.0620.567
3rd month0.0280.803
1st year−0.0920.401−0.1280.276
2nd year00.999
Central macular thickness (CMT)
Baseline0.0280.799
3rd month0.3060.008
1st year0.2580.0310.3410.034
2nd year0.434<0.001
3rd year0.589<0.001
Others
SRF at baseline0.1520.187
SRF at 1st year0.0380.738−0.130−0.238
IRC at baseline0.1750.128
IRC at 1st year0.3740.0010.1610.275
RPED at baseline−0.0810.484
RPED at 1st year0.2100.0660.0210.857
Number of injections
1st year−0.060.578−0.0340.765
Total−0.0590.586

Statistically significant. SRF, subretinal fluid; IRC, intraretinal cyst; RPED, retinal pigment epithelial detachment.