Table 1

Risk factor for RVO of study group and control subjects.


RVO subjects (69)
CG subjects (50)
P

Hypertension
38 (55%)
15 (30%)
0.014
Diabetes
12 (17%)
9 (18%)
Ns
Glaucoma
6(8%)
0 (0%)
0.039
Hyperviscosity syndrome
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Ns
Vasculitis
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Ns
Smoking
16 (23%)
12 (24%)
Ns
Dyslipidemia
18 (26%)
12 (24%)
Ns

RVO: retinal vein occlusion

CG: control group

HYP: hypertension

DIAB: diabetes

SMOG: smoking

DYS: dyslipidemia

GLAU: glaucoma

HS: hyperviscosity syndrome

VASC: vasculytis

Ns: not significant

Ferrazzi et al. Thrombosis Journal 2005 3:13   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-3-13