Potential effects of angiogenesis-related factors on the severity of APAC and surgical outcomes of trabeculectomy

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 4 Postoperative clinical characteristics of the success and failure group

Characteristics	Success group	Failure group	P
No. Patients (%)	24 (68.6%)	11 (31.4%)	/
Age, Medium (IQR), years	72(13.5)	65(18.0)	0.061
Sex [n (%)]			0.283
Male	10 (41.7%)	2 (18.2%)
Female	14 (58.3%)	9(81.8%)
IOP ,Medium (IQR), mmHg	34.5 (16.3)	40.0 (21.0)	0.123
No. of Preoperative Eyedrops, Medium (IQR)	2 (1.8)	2 (2.0)	0.985
Interval between the Onset of APAC and Trabeculectomy, Medium (IQR), days	7.75 (14.0)	9 (7.0)	0.113

Note: Mann-Whitney U test test was used to investigate the difference of age, gender, IOP, numbers of preoperative eyedrops, and interval between the onset of APAC and trabeculectomy between two groups
APAC acute primary angle closure, No. number, IOP intraocular pressure, IQR interquartile-range

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