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Table 2 Main features in the four groups. Statistical analysis in the last column

From: Prevalence and implications of the presence of intraocular silicone oil droplets in patients treated with intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF

 

Non-Existent

N = 43

Scarce

N = 40

Moderate

N = 35

Abundant

N = 34

Significance among groups

Age (mean, SD)

71.84 (SD 1.89)

74.60 (SD 1.65)

70.77 (SD 1.59)

77.71 (SD 1.51)

p = 0.13a

Male sex (number, %)

23 (53.5%)

19 (47.5%)

24 (68.6%)

15 (44.1%)

p = 0.174b

Snellen VA (n, SD)

0.32 (SD 0.03)

0.44 (SD 0.4)

0.92 (0.44)

0.34 (SD 0.04)

p = 0.084a

Pathology (n, %)

    

p = 0.243b

 AMD

19 (44.2%)

27 (67.5%)

19 (54.3%)

20 (58.8%)

 

 RVO

5 (11.6%)

6 (15%)

7 (20%)

8 (23.5%)

 

 DME

9 (20.9%)

5 (12.5%)

6 (17.1%)

4 (11.3%)

 

 Myopia

2 (4.6%)

1 (2.5%)

0 (0%)

1 (2.8%)

 

 Other

8 (18.6%)

1 (2.5%)

3 (8.6%)

1 (2.8%)

 

PVD

Present (n, %)

27 (62.8%)

19 (47.5%)

24 (68.6%)

30 (88.2%)

p = 0.003b

IOP (mean, SD)

15.21 (SD 0.515)

16.05 (SD 0.765)

14.63 (SD 0.499)

18.68 (SD 2.94)

p = 0.259a

Follow-up time in months (mean, SD)

27.79 (SD 4.97)

36.05 (4.61)

39.03 (5.4)

37.32 (SD 4.83)

p = 0.066a

  1. SD Standard deviation, VA Visual acuity, RVO Retinal vein occlusion, AMD Age-related macular degeneration, DME Diabetic macular edema, PVD Posterior vitreous detachment, IOP Intraocular pressure
  2. Statistically significant p < 0.05 in bold
  3. aKruskal-Wallis
  4. bΧ2 test