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. 2014 Mar 28;28(6):720–727. doi: 10.1038/eye.2014.60

Table 3. Comparison of the development of posterior capsule opacification between eyes with ‘part on' and ‘total on' overlap of the anterior capsule between eyes with diabetes mellitus (Group A) and eyes without diabetes mellitus (Group B).

  Capsule cover N (eyes) Median (%) *P-value
Diabetes mellitus (Group A)
 1 Month Part On 22 2.10 0.83
Total On 53 1.90  
 1 Year Part On 22 5.20 0.03
  Total On 50 2.65  
 4 Years Part On 21 8.00 0.01
Total On 49 2.60  
         
No diabetes mellitus (Group B)
 1 Month Part On 25 2.35 0.12
Total on 50 1.50  
 1 Year Part On 23 2.75 0.03
Total On 47 1.80  
 4 Years Part On 22 6.40 0.01
Total On 46 2.10  

Abbreviation: N (eyes), number of eyes.

*P-value of Mann–Whitney test.