Table 1.
Demographic information of patients and ophthalmic data of surgical eyes
| 20-gauge PPV | Small gauge PPV | SB | PR | PPV+SB | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |||||||
| Male | 34 (64.2) | 26 (55.3) | 21 (65.6) | 8 (61.5) | 18 (51.4) | 107 (59.4) | 0.684 |
| Female | 19 (35.8) | 21 (44.7) | 11 (34.4) | 5 (38.5) | 17 (48.6) | 73 (40.4) | |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| Mean ± SD | 50.47±14.13 | 50.57±15.85 | 38.44±18.56 | 56.62±14.03 | 43.34±17.29 | 41.42±16.77 | 0.00167 |
| Eye, n (%) | |||||||
| Left | 30 (50.8) | 27 (54.0) | 21 (60.0) | 7 (50.0) | 15 (42.9) | 100 (51.8) | 0.699 |
| Right | 29 (49.2) | 23 (46.0) | 14 (40.0) | 7 (50.0) | 20 (57.1) | 93 (48.2) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||||
| White | 23 (43.4) | 15 (31.9) | 22 (68.8) | 11 (84.6) | 24 (68.6) | 95 (52.8) | 0.00127 |
| Black | 17 (32.1) | 13 (27.7) | 6 (18.8) | 1 (7.7) | 5 (14.3) | 42 (23.3) | |
| Hispanic | 11 (20.7) | 19 (40.4) | 2 (6.2) | 1 (7.7) | 5 (14.3) | 38 (21.1) | |
| Asian | 2 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.8) | 5 (2.8) | |
| Comorbidity, n (%) | |||||||
| DM | 28 (52.8) | 29 (61.7) | 5 (15.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (11.4) | 66 (36.7) | <0.001 |
| HTN | 31 (58.5) | 33 (70.2) | 7 (21.9) | 3 (23.1) | 9 (25.7) | 83 (46.1) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: PPV, pars plana vitrectomy; SB, scleral buckle; PR, pneumatic retinopexy; PPV+SB, combined pars plana vitrectomy plus scleral buckle; n, number; SD, standard deviation; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension.