Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics and disposition of the study eyes
| DQS group (n=20) |
AT group (n=22) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 10 (50.0) | 7 (31.8) | 0.346a |
| Female, n (%) | 10 (50.0) | 15 (68.2) | |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 74.9±8.1 | 70.6±7.6 | 0.087b |
| Duration (minutes) of surgery, median (IQR) | 7.00 (6.00, 8.00) | 7.00 (6.00, 7.25) | 0.407c |
| Left eyes, n (%) | 12 (46.2) | 18 (54.5) | 0.604a |
| Right eyes, n (%) | 14 (53.8) | 15 (45.5) |
Notes:
a
Fisher’s exact test.
b
Student’s t-test.
c
Mann–Whitney’s U-test.
Abbreviations: AT, artificial tears; DQS, diquafosol sodium ophthalmic solution; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.