Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of cases with and without recurrent herpetic keratitis. cm, centimeters; kg, kilograms; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus. * Vasculitis, rheumatic disease, inflammatory bowel disease, unspecified autoimmune disease.
| Recurrent HSV Keratitis (N = 160) |
No Recurrent HSV Keratitis (N = 940,732) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 17.80 ± 1.44 | 17.57 ± 1.50 | 0.071 |
| Male gender | 113 (70.63%) | 557,486 (59.27%) | 0.003 |
| Height (cm) | 169.45 ± 8.21 | 169.01 ± 8.94 | 0.568 |
| Weight (kg) | 64.89 ± 13.39 | 65.06 ± 14.56 | 0.891 |
| Years of education | 12.34 ± 2.82 | 12.32 ± 5.00 | 0.961 |
| Cognitive function score | 49.40 ± 20.17 | 52.22 ± 19.48 | 0.077 |
| Autoimmune disease * | 1 (0.63%) | 2748 (0.29%) | 0.374 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1 (0.63%) | 4563 (0.49%) | 1.000 |
| HIV | 0 | 39 (0.004%) | - |
| Atopic dermatitis | 1 (0.63%) | 13,585 (1.44%) | 0.734 |