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Table 2 Table of Statistical Significance

From: Current pattern of ocular trauma as seen in tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria

Groups

Test Value = 0

Mean

SD

t

P

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Gender

 Female (N = 35)

7.51

15.63

2.84

.008

2.14

12.88

 Male (N = 45)

5.55

6.99

5.33

.000

3.45

7.65

Educational Qualification

 None (N = 4)

1.33

1.16

2.28

.107

−.53

3.18

 Primary (N = 24)

6.06

6.97

4.26

.000

3.12

9.00

 Secondary (N = 37)

4.99

5.82

5.21

.000

3.05

6.93

 Tertiary (N = 13)

12.14

24.81

1.77

.103

−2.85

27.14

 Postgraduate (N = 2)

9.63

13.26

1.03

.492

− 109.50

128.75

First Aid

 None (N = 48)

2.13

2.59

5.69

.000

1.37

2.88

 Received (N = 32)

12.83

16.08

4.51

.000

7.03

18.63

Form of First Aid

 Hospital/Clinic (N = 13)

13.02

8.53

5.50

.000

7.86

18.18

 Patent Medicine Dealer (N = 15)

13.82

22.38

2.40

.031

1.42

26.21

 Self-Care/Home Care (N = 4)

8.50

3.87

4.39

.022

2.34

14.66

Type of Injury

 Open (N = 19)

3.28

5.64

2.54

.021

.56

6.00

 Closed (N = 61)

7.38

12.73

4.53

.000

4.12

10.64

  1. N Number, SD Standard deviation, t t-value, P p value, CI Confidence interval