Table 1. Prevalence of co-morbidities in our patients undergoing cataract surgery: prevalence comparison in men and women.
| Co-morbidities |
8333 patients |
3687 men |
4646 women |
% Comparison |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | (95% CI) | Mean age (SD) | Number | % | Number | % | P-value | |
| Diabetes | 2231 | 26.8 | (25.8–27.7) | 73.82 (08.12) | 1035 | 28.1 | 1196 | 25.7 | 0.018 |
| Lung diseases | 1294 | 15.5 | (14.7–16.3) | 74.65 (08.67) | 762 | 20.7 | 532 | 11.5 | <0.001 |
| Smokers+ex-smokers | 1844 | 22.1 | (21.2–23.0) | 70.44 (10.63) | 1614 | 43.8 | 230 | 5.0 | <0.001 |
| Renal insufficiency | 737 | 8.8 | (08.2–09.5) | 77.19 (08.25) | 481 | 13.1 | 256 | 5.5 | <0.001 |
| Liver diseases | 590 | 7.1 | (06.5–07.6) | 70.91 (10.29) | 304 | 8.3 | 286 | 6.2 | <0.001 |
| Immunosuppression | 462 | 5.5 | (05.1–06.0) | 71.74 (10.03) | 200 | 5.4 | 262 | 5.6 | 0.706 |
| Taking α-AR blockers | 1024 | 12.3 | (11.6–13.0) | 75.19 (07.47) | 817 | 22.2 | 207 | 4.5 | <0.001 |
| High blood pressure | 5407 | 64.9 | (63.9–65.9) | 75.34 (07.62) | 2246 | 60.9 | 3161 | 68.0 | <0.001 |
| Any ECG abnormality | 2760 | 33.1 | (32.1–34.1) | 76.32 (07.38) | 1459 | 39.6 | 1301 | 28.0 | <0.001 |
| Ischaemic cardiopathies | 1109 | 13.3 | (12.6–14.0) | 74.29 (07.55) | 669 | 18.2 | 440 | 9.5 | <0.001 |
| Heart insufficiency | 794 | 9.5 | (08.9–10.2) | 76.26 (07.52) | 345 | 9.4 | 449 | 9.7 | 0.662 |
| Aortic atheroma | 1002 | 12.0 | (11.3–12.7) | 78.16 (06.63) | 355 | 9.6 | 647 | 13.9 | <0.001 |
| Kiphoscoliosis | 157 | 1.9 | (01.6–02.2) | 78.45 (07.29) | 23 | 0.6 | 134 | 2.9 | <0.001 |
| Handicapped patients | 418 | 5.0 | (04.5–05.5) | 76.08 (08.94) | 178 | 4.8 | 240 | 5.2 | 0.515 |
Abbreviation: α-AR, α-adrenoreceptors; CI, Confidence intervals; ECG, electrocardiogram; SD, Standard deviation.
Bold printed % numbers indicate the sex percentage values outside of the CI percentage in each group.