Table 5.
Univariate Associations and Multivariate Logistic Regression Model for Various Factors and Central or Pupil-Obscuring CO (CC2, CC3, or Phthisis) at 4 Years after Surgery
| Variable | Pupil-Obscuring/Central Corneal Opacity |
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|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Univariate analysis | |||
| Sex, male | 1.17 | 0.66–2.09 | 0.59 |
| Age 60+ years | 2.06 | 1.23–3.46 | 0.006 |
| Any TT at 4 years | 2.00 | 1.21–3.33 | 0.007 |
| New TT recurrence at 4 years | 1.69 | 0.71–4.06 | 1.69 |
| Major TT (more than 5 lashes) at 4 years | 4.27 | 2.03–9.02 | <0.001 |
| Severe TT (10+ lashes) at baseline | 2.09 | 1.26–3.49 | 0.004 |
| Bacterial infection at baseline | 3.59 | 2.05–6.28 | <0.001 |
| Bacterial infection at 1 year | 2.80 | 1.39–5.62 | 0.004 |
| Conjunctival inflammation at baseline | 1.44 | 1.12–1.86 | 0.005 |
| Conjunctival inflammation at 1 year | 1.31 | 1.05–1.63 | 0.016 |
| Conjunctival inflammation at 4 years | 1.89 | 1.41–2.52 | <0.001 |
| Multivariate logistic regression model | |||
| Age 60+ years | 1.78 | 1.01–3.12 | 0.046 |
| Major (more than five lashes) TT at 4 years | 3.23 | 1.47–7.09 | 0.004 |
| Conjunctival pathogen at baseline | 3.33 | 1.86–5.94 | <0.001 |