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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 May 19;160(2):385–390.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.05.014

Table 4.

Univariate predictors of reoperation from vertical strabismus surgery.

Clinical Factor. Factor Present. Factor Absent. p value.
Adjustable suture used. 15.2% (40/264) 10.4% (84/808) 0.045
Age 18 to 39 years. 6.9% (17/247) 13.0% (107/825) 0.009
Age 40 to 64 years. 13.6% (84/617) 8.8% (40/455) 0.016
Age 65 to 89 years. 11.1% (23/208) 11.7% (101/864) 0.90
1 muscle operated. 10.9% (88/809) 13.7% (36/227) 0.22
2 muscles operated. 13.7% (35/256) 10.9% (89/816) 0.26
3 or 4 muscles operated. 16.7% (2/12) 11.5% (122/1060) 0.64
Mechanical strabismus. 12.7% (39/308) 11.1% (85/764) 0.46
Scarring or restrictive 12.5% (37/296) 11.2% (87/776) 0.59
Intermittent 17.6% (3/17) 11.5% (121/1055) 0.43
Alternating 20.0% (4/20) 11.4% (120/1052) 0.28
Incomitant 10.3% (6/58) 11.6% (118/1014) 1.00
Complex 12.0% (42/349) 11.3% (82/723) 0.76
Total. 11.6% (124/1072) -- --