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Table 2 Effect of person who detected the cataract on age at detection and age at presentation of patients

From: Age at detection and age at presentation of childhood cataract at a tertiary facility in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria

Cataract type (Number)

Mother

Others

P value*

Median age (months)

Median age (months)

Age detected

 Congenital (74)

At birth (IQRa = 6)

At birth (IQR = 1)

0.2806

 Traumatic (35)

84 (IQR = 51)

120 (IQR = 60)

0.0470

 Developmental (51)

48 (IQR = 81)

72 (IQR = 54)

0.2408

Age presented

 Congenital (74)

17 (IQR = 28)

72 (IQR = 97)

0.0085

 Traumatic (35)

96 (IQR = 54)

120 IQR = (48)

0.0236

 Developmental (51)

72 (IQR = 60)

108 (IQR = 114)

0.0065

  1. aIQR Interquartile range
  2. *Mann Whitney test