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Table 4 Patient demographic characteristics of multivariable logistic regression analysis of the factors associated with improved visual acuity in 358 cases

From: Clinical analysis and predictive factors associated with improved visual acuity of infectious endophthalmitis

Factors

Not improved

Improved

t/χ2

P

Multivariable analysis

(120)

(238)

OR(95%CI)

P

Age

47.33 ± 17.65

48.54 ± 18.41

t = 0.595

0.552

  

0–15

1 (0.83%)

15 (6.30%)

χ2 = 14.30

0.014

0.00 (Reference)

16–30

24 (20.00%)

23 (9.66%)

  

0.462 (0.110–1.950)

0.293

31–45

31 (25.83%)

61 (25.63%)

  

0.434 (0.110–1.726)

0.234

46–60

31 (25.83%)

77 (32.35%)

  

0.557 (0.143–2.169)

0.399

61–75

25 (20.83%)

40 (16.81%)

  

0.742 (0.181–3.034)

0.678

> 75

8 (6.67%)

22 (9.24%)

  

0.400 (0.088–1.813)

0.235

Sex

 Male

102 (85.00%)

180 (75.63%)

χ2 = 4.188

0.041

0.00 (Reference)

 Female

18 (15.00%)

58 (24.37%)

  

1.387 (0.719–2.675)

0.329

Occupation

 Farmer

50 (41.67%)

91 (38.24%)

χ2 = 3.825

0.575

 Worker

40 (33.33%)

78 (32.77%)

    

 Student

4 (3.33%)

17 (7.14%)

    

 The retired

5 (4.17%)

17 (7.14%)

    

 Office clerks

6 (5.00%)

9 (3.78%)

    

 Others

15 (12.50%)

26 (10.92%)

    

Eye

 Right

58 (48.33%)

118 (49.58%)

χ2 = 0.0496

0.824

 Left

62 (51.67%)

120 (50.42%)

    

Visit time

8.86 ± 13.33

5.68 ± 9.10

t = 2.654

0.0083

  

7D

85 (70.83%)

194 (81.51%)

χ2 = 5.290

0.0214

0.00 (Reference)

>7D

35 (29.17%)

44 (18.49%)

  

0.522 (0.286–0.953)

0.034

EC

 PT

80 (66.67%)

166 (69.75%)

χ2 = 41.98

< 0.0001

0.00 (Reference)

 PS

15 (12.50%)

65 (27.31%)

  

2.100 (1.109–3.974)

0.023

 CA

19 (15.83%)

5 (2.10%)

  

0.202 (0.066–0.621)

0.005

 Ed

6 (5.00%)

2 (0.84%)

  

0.194 (0.286–0.953)

0.053

Pre-therapy VA

2.28 ± 0.60

1.67 ± 0.83

t = 7.161

< 0.0001

  

>logMAR2.3

60 (50.00%)

79 (33.19%)

χ2 = 9.00

0.003

0.00 (Reference)

logMAR2.3

60 (50.00%)

159 (66.81%)

  

1.809 (1.052–3.100)

0.032

TM

 MD

4 (3.33%)

22 (9.24%)

χ2 = 87.15

< 0.0001

  

 MD + IVI

23 (19.17%)

31 (13.03%)

    

 MD + IVI+PPV

57 (47.50%)

185 (77.73%)

    

 Enucleation

36 (30.00%)

0 (0.00%)

    

CO Culture(+)*

49

92

  

G+ bacteria

35 (71.43%)

80 (88.24%)

χ2 = 12.93

0.0047

  

G- bacteria

7 (14.29%)

9 (8.24%)

    

Mixed bacteria

1 (2.04%)

3 (3.53%)

    

fungus

6 (12.24%)

0 (0.00%)

    

IOFB*

 No

44 (55.00%)

115 (69.28%)

χ2 = 4.814

0.0282

  

 Yes

36 (45.00%)

51 (30.72%)

    

 Metal

27 (75.00%)

44 (86.27%)

χ2 = 1.787

0.1812

  

 Non-metal

9 (25.00%)

7 (13.73%)

    

Wound location*

80

166

χ2 = 7.398

0.0247

Zone I

58 (72.50%)

139 (83.73%)

    

Zone II

18 (22.50%)

26 (15.66%)

    

Zone III

4 (5.00%)

1 (0.60%)

    
  1. *246 cases of posttraumatic endophthalmitis were included in the χ2 test, but not in the Logistic regression analysis
  2. ** 141 cases of positive causative organism’s cultures were included in the in the χ2 test, but not the Logistic regression analysis
  3. TM Therapy modalities, EC Etiological classification, CO Causative organisms, OR Odds ratio, PT Post-traumatic, PS Post-surgical, CA Corneal ulcer-associated, Ed Endogenous