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Table 4 Comparison of baseline characteristics in reoperated group and non-reoperated group

From: Efficacy of part-time patching in preventing recurrence after bilateral lateral rectus recession in children with intermittent exotropia

Characteristics

Reoperated

(n = 34)

Non-reoperated

(n = 156)

p-value

Male:Female, n

16:18

74:82

1.000

Mean age at operation, yrs, mean ± SD (range)

5.00 ± 1.39

(3.0 to 8.3)

6.08 ± 2.32

(3.3 to 14.0)

0.001 a

Preoperative baseline characteristics

   

 Exodeviation, PD, mean ± SD (range)

   

  Near

30.15 ± 5.00

(25 to 40)

29.19 ± 6.71

(16 to 50)

0.435

  Distance

30.00 ± 4.77

(25 to 40)

28.96 ± 6.61

(18 to 50)

0.290

 Worth 4-dot test, n (%) b

   

 Near

  

0.643

  Diplopia

0 (0)

4 (2.8)

 

  Suppression

12 (41.4)

54 (38.3)

 

  Fusion

17 (58.6)

83 (58.9)

 

 Distance

  

0.273

  Diplopia

0 (0)

9 (6.4)

 

  Suppression

17 (58.6)

86 (61.0)

 

  Fusion

12 (41.4)

46 (32.6)

 

 Titmus test, log arcsec, mean ± SD (arcsecond, range) b

2.34 ± 0.65

(40 to 6000)

2.32 ± 0.64

(40 to 6000)

0.865

 Office control, n (%)

  

0.776

  Poor

3 (8.8)

17 (10.9)

 

  Fair

31 (91.2)

139 (89.1)

 

  Good

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Operation amount, mm, mean ± SD (range)

6.84 ± 0.68

(6.0 to 8.0)

6.65 ± 1.03

(5.0 to 10.0)

0.187

Pre-patching baseline characteristics

   

 Best corrected visual acuity, LogMAR, mean ± SD (range)

   

  Right

0.05 ± 0.07

(0 to 0.22)

0.05 ± 0.07

(0 to 0.3)

0.881

  Left

0.05 ± 0.07

(0 to 0.22)

0.05 ± 0.07

(0 to 0.3)

0.745

 Exodeviation, PD, mean ± SD (range)

   

  Near

11.91 ± 2.99

(25 to 40)

10.48 ± 2.35

(16 to 50)

0.012 a

  Distance

11.91 ± 2.99

(25 to 40)

10.39 ± 2.46

(18 to 50)

0.002 a

 Office control, n (%)

  

1.000

  Poor

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

  Fair

33 (97.1)

149 (95.5)

 

  Good

1 (2.9)

7 (4.5)

 

The interval between operation and recurrence, weeks, mean ± SD (range)

78.17 ± 55.53

(4.9 to 186.9)

54.48 ± 60.88

(4.7 to 253.0)

0.038 a

The interval between operation and patching

,weeks, mean ± SD (range)

85.91 ± 59.36

(4.9 to 186.9)

60.37 ± 63.85

(4.7 to 253.0)

0.034 a

Duration of part-time patching, weeks, mean ± SD (range)

85.07 ± 34.99

(26.0 to 151.0)

64.38 ± 36.54

(24.0 to 201.7)

0.003 a

Duration of follow up, weeks, mean ± SD (range)

91.96 ± 31.94

(29.9 to 151.0)

75.36 ± 43.72

(24.5 to 250.6)

0.038 a

  1. yrs, years; SD, standard deviation; n, numbers; PD, prism diopters; LogMAR, Logarithmic Minimum angle of resolution; a indicates statistically significant values (p < 0.05); b for individual variables the number of subjects may not add up to the total number of each group due to missing data.