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Table 4 Effect of gender on early presentation

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

 

Presentation

Type of cataract (Number)

Gender

Early Number (%)

Late Number (%)

Odds ratio (95% C.I.)a

P value*

Congenital (74)

Male

13 (36.1%)

23 (63.9%)

2.12 (0.75–5.97)

0.15

Female

8 (21.1%)

30 (78.9%)

Developmental (51)

Male

6 (26.1%)

17 (73.9%)

2.12 (0.52–8.67)

0.29

Female

4 (14.3%)

24 (85.7%)

  1. a95% C.I. – 95% Confidence Interval
  2. * Chi-square test