Table 3 Clinical characteristics of the pterygia studied
From: Low recurrence rate of anchored conjunctival rotation flap technique in pterygium surgery
Total (n = 110) | Groups by suture material | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Polyglactin (n = 41) | Nylon (n = 69) | p-value | ||
Sex (M:F) | 53:57 | 21:20 | 32:37 | 0.384a |
Age (years) (range) | 60.07 ± 8.58 (39–80) | 61.17 ± 8.11 (41–75) | 59.38 ± 8.75 (39–80) | 0.284b |
Follow up (months) (range) | 26.40 ± 17.09 (12–70) | 39.98 ± 17.58 (12–70) | 17.97 ± 9.90 (12–48) | <0.001b |
Stage (grade) (range) | 2.79 ± 0.67 (2–4) | 2.93 ± 0.61 (2–4) | 2.71 ± 0.69 (2–4) | 0.097b |
Vascularity (grade) (range) | 2.56 ± 0.51 (2–3) | 2.54 ± 0.50 (2–3) | 2.58 ± 0.53 (2–3) | 0.702b |
Conjunctival thickness (grade) (range) | 2.56 ± 0.53 (2–4) | 2.61 ± 0.49 (2–4) | 2.53 ± 0.56 (2–4) | 0.445b |
Corneal thickness (grade) (range) | 2.59 ± 0.56 (2–4) | 2.56 ± 0.55 (2–4) | 2.61 ± 0.58 (2–4) | 0.687b |
Postoperative nasal conjunctiva status, n (%) | ||||
Grade 1 | 101 | 36 | 65 | |
Grade 2 | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (2.43%) | 0 (0%) | |
Grade 3 | 2 (1.81%) | 1 (2.43%) | 1 (1.44%) | |
Grade 4 | 3 (2.72%) | 3 (7.31%) | 0 (0%) | 0.049a |