Table 4 Predictors of pterygium recurrence

Age

Under 50

38

8 (21.1)

0.470

1.6

0.543–4.716

0.394

Above 50

56

8 (14.3)

1

Gender

Female

24

4 (16.7)

-0.034

0.967

0.280–3.342

0.957

Male

70

12 (17.1)

1

Smoking

8

1 (12.5)

-0.391

0.676

0.077–5.911

0.724

BMI

Underweight

3

0

-20.147

0

0

0.999

Normal

27

3 (18.8)

-1.023

0.359

0.085–1.524

0.165

Overweight

33

5 (31.3)

-0.667

0.513

0.148–1.785

0.294

Obese

31

8 (50)

1

Bilaterality

9

3 (18.8)

1.019

2.769

0.614–12.492

0.185

Dry eye disease

20

7 (35)

1.358

3.889

1.227–12.323

0.021

Diabetes mellitus

31

7 (22.6)

0.560

1.750

0.538–5.250

0.318

Dyslipidemia

37

9 (24.3)

0.831

2.296

0.771–6.833

0.135

Hypertension

34

7 (20.6)

0.385

1.469

0.493–4.380

0.49

Severity

Cornea involvement

52

12 (75)

1.047

2.850

0.845–9.611

0.091

Location

Temporal

7

1 (14.3)

-0.223

0.800

0.090–7.140

0.842

Nasal

87

15 (17.2)

1