Table 2 Comparison of Baseline characteristics in Low and High recurrence groups

Male:Female, n

58:56

32:44

0.299

Mean age at operation, yrs, mean ± SD (range)

5.81 ± 2.11

(3.0 to 14.0)

6.01 ± 2.37

(3.1 to 13.2)

0.535

Preoperative baseline characteristics

 Exodeviation, PD, mean ± SD (range)

  Near

28.72 ± 6.42

(16 to 50)

30.33 ± 6.39

(20 to 45)

0.091

  Distance

28.58 ± 6.07

(18 to 50)

30.00 ± 6.63

(20 to 45)

0.129

 Worth 4-dot test, n (%) ^b

 Near

0.199

  Diplopia

1 (1.0)

3 (4.5)

  Suppression

38 (36.5)

28 (42.4)

  Fusion

65 (62.5)

35 (53.1)

 Distance

0.965

  Diplopia

5 (4.8)

4 (6.1)

  Suppression

63 (60.6)

40 (60.6)

  Fusion

36 (34.6)

22 (33.3)

 Titmus test, log arcsec, mean ± SD (arcsecond, range) ^b

2.29 ± 0.65

(40 to 6000)

2.39 ± 0.62

(40 to 6000)

0.308

 Office control, n (%)

0.810

  Poor

13 (11.4)

7 (9.2)

  Fair

101 (88.6)

69 (90.8)

  Good

0

0

Operation amount, mm, mean ± SD (range)

6.61 ± 0.98

(5.0 to 10.0)

6.79 ± 0.98

(5.0 to 9.0)

0.217

Pre-patching baseline characteristics

 Best corrected visual acuity, LogMAR, mean ± SD (range)

  Right

0.04 ± 0.06

(0 to 0.22)

0.05 ± 0.08

(0 to 0.30)

0.359

  Left

0.05 ± 0.06

(0 to 0.22)

0.05 ± 0.08

(0 to 0.30)

0.605

 Office control, n (%)

0.480

  Poor

0

0

  Fair

108 (94.7)

74 (97.4)

  Good

6 (5.3)

2 (2.6)

The interval between operation and recurrence, weeks, mean ± SD (range)

53.16 ± 57.95

(4.7 to 253.0)

67.06 ± 63.64

(4.7 to 230.4)

0.121

The interval between operation and patching, weeks, mean ± SD (range)

57.66 ± 60.65

(4.7 to 253.0)

75.86 ± 66.89

(4.7 to 230.4)

0.053

Duration of part-time patching, weeks, mean ± SD (range)

68.96 ± 38.34

(24.0 to 201.7)

66.77 ± 35.22

(24.7 to 179.0)

0.691

Duration of follow-up, weeks, mean ± SD (range)

80.64 ± 45.70

(24.5 to 250.6)

74.86 ± 36.55

(24.7 to 179.0)

0.358

Reoperation, n (%)

14 (12.3)

20 (26.3)

0.020 ^a