Table 1

High-risk vascular diseases (HRVDs) and subretinal drusenoid deposits by HRVD category

SDD (n)Non-SDD (n)Correlation
p value
OR for HRVD given SDD95% CI
All HRVD4079.0×10–99.624.04 to 22.91
All non-HRVD5796
Cardiac valve HRVD143N/A
 Univalve93
 Multivalve50
Myocardial HRVD163N/A
 CABG40
 Cardiomyopathy10
 CHF50
 MI63
Stroke/TIA HRVD101N/A
 Stroke90
 TIA11
  • Correlation is χ2, 1 df.

  • CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CHF, congestive heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction; N/A, not applicable; SDD, subretinal drusenoid deposit; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.