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. 2009 Sep-Dec;2(3):119–125. doi: 10.4103/0974-620X.57311

Table 1.

Recurrence of Trachomatous Trichiasis following modifi ed Cuenod Nataf lid surgery in Vietnam

Variant Baseline 1 year after surgery
Between 1 and 2 years
Cumulative recurrence at 2 years
# % Statistical Validation # % Statistical Validation # % Statistical Validation
Gender
 Male 157 9 5.7 RR = 1.17 10 6.8 RR = 1.2 19 12.1 RR = 1.41
 Female 479 47 9.8 (0.86–3.41) 35 8.1 (0.61–2.36) 82 17.1 (0.89–2.25)
Age-group
 <50 31 0 0.0 X2 = 11.8 1 3.2 X2 = 4.55 1 3.1 X2 = 5.58
 50 to 59 89 3 3.4 Df = 2 8 9.3 Df = 3 11 12.4 Df = 3
 60 to 69 138 7 5.1 P = 0.03 15 11.5 P = 0.2 22 15.9 P = 0.2
 70 & + 376 46 12.2 21 6.4 67 17.8
 Missing 2
Study area
 Vinh Phuc 157 10 6.4 X2 = 6.52 12 8.2 RR = 22 15.9 X2 = 35.2
 Ha Nam 176 19 10.8 Df = 3 0 0.0 2.25 19 9.1 Df =
 Thanh Hoa (Tho 100 4 4.0 P = 0.09 0 0.0 (1.2–4.2) 4 4 P =0.1 × 1-4
  Xuan) 230 23 11.3 33 18.3 P = 0.012 56 27.6
 Thanh Hoa (Vinh Loc)
 Site of TT 30 71
 Medial 1/3 393 41 10.4 X2 = 5.71 12 8.5 X2 = 2.97 16 18.1 X2 = 2.26
 Middle 1/3 119 4 3.4 Df = 2 2 10.4 Df = 2 9 13.4 Df = 2
 Lateral 1/3 71 7 9.9 P = 0.06 1 3.1 P = 0.2 20 12.7 P = 0.32
 Missing 53 4
 Trachomatous
 Scarring 183 9 4.9 X2 = 14.9 11 6.3 X2 = 3.83 21 11.5 X2 = 15.9
 Mild 249 16 6.4 Df = 2 15 6.4 Df = 3 21 12.4 Df = 2
 Moderate 200 30 15.0 P <0.005 19 11.2 P = 0.15 49 24.5 P = 0.0002
 Severe 4 10
 Missing
Lid surgery in the Past RR = 2.08
 No 472 32 6.8 RR = 2.2 28 6.8 (1.2-3.2) 60 12.6 RR = 2.02 (1.4–2.87)
 Yes 161 24 14.9 (1.34–2.64) 17 14.2 P = 0.02 41 25.5 P = 0.001
Missing 3 P = 0.001
Suture adjustment RR = 1.45
 No 500 36 7.2 RR = 2.2 32 6.9 (0.72-2.9) 26 24.3 RR = 1.75(1.2-2.67)
 Yes 107 17 15.9 (1.3-3.8) 9 10.0 p = 0.4 68 13.6 P=0.008
Surgeon p = 0.0006
 1 89 8 9.0 17 21.0 25 30.3
 2 100 4 4.0 0 0.0 4 4
 3 58 6 10.3 X2 = 9.98 12 23.1 18 31 X2 = 42.65
 4 56 9 16.1 Df = 7 2 4.3 - 11 19.6 Df = 7
 5 96 6 6.2 P < 0.2 7 7.8 13 13.5 P = 0.7 × 10 −4
 6 61 4 6.6 8 14.0 12 19.7
 7 103 13 12.6 0 0.0 6 8.2
 8 73 6 8.2 0 0.0 6 8.2
Total 636 56 8.8 6.60-11.01 45 7.8 4.98-9.64 101 15.9 13.04-18.72