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. 2023 Oct 30;18(10):e0292698. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292698

Table 2. Risk factors for PVR after RD surgery.

Risk factor Pooled OR/WMD (95%CI) P
Demographic risk factor
Sex 1.17 (0.92, 1.49) 0.210 0.0
Age 3.98 (0.21, 7.75) 0.038 74.4
Smoking 5.07 (2.21, 11.61) <0.001 1.0
Disease-related risk factor
Preoperative PVR 22.28 (2.54, 195.31) 0.005 87.8
History of uveitis 3.68 (0.81, 16.64) 0.091 55.5
Surgical history 1.17 (0.54, 2.53) 0.696 0.0
Vitreous hemorrhage 4.12 (1.62, 10.50) 0.003 52.9
Aphakia or pseudophakia 1.41 (1.02, 1.94) 0.040 0.0
Macula off 1.85 (1.24, 2.74) 0.002 47.2
Intraocular pressure -0.97 (-3.36, 1.42) 0.427 84.0
Extent of RD 0.31 (0.02, 0.59) 0.036 0.0
Retinal breaks 0.09 (-0.19, 0.38) 0.523 0.0
Duration of RD symptoms 10.36 (2.29, 18.43) 0.012 40.7

PVR, proliferative vitreoretinopathy; RD, retinal detachment; WMD, weighted mean difference; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.