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Table 1 Demographic and preoperative characteristics of patients

From: Efficacy and safety of primary posterior capsulotomy during phaco-vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane

Characteristics

Capsulotomy (−) group (n = 152)

Capsulotomy (+) group (n = 76)

P value

Age (years), mean ± SD

67.45 ± 6.60

65.68 ± 6.95

0.062*

Sex (female), n (%)

109 (71.7%)

44 (57.9%)

0.036

DM, n (%)

20 (13.2%)

11 (14.5%)

0.785

HTN, n (%)

58 (38.2%)

25 (32.9%)

0.436

Follow-up duration (months), mean ± SD

11.41 ± 1.80

10.97 ± 2.27

0.118*

ERM stage, n (%)

  

0.124

Stage 1

34 (22.4%)

9 (11.8%)

 

Stage 2

32 (21.1%)

12 (15.8%)

 

Stage 3

60 (39.5%)

38 (50.0%)

 

Stage 4

26 (17.1%)

17 (22.4%)

 

Baseline BCVA (logMAR), mean ± SD

0.308 ± 0.204

0.344 ± 0.229

0.233*

Baseline CMT (μm), mean ± SD

412.75 ± 112.48

483.37 ± 100.59

0.000*

  1. DM Diabetes mellitus, HTN Hypertension, ERM Epiretinal membrane, BCVA Best-corrected visual acuity, logMAR Logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution, CMT Central macular thickness
  2. *: Independent t-test, †: Pearson chi-square test