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. 2017 Aug 14;11:1483–1489. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S134562

Table 3.

Relationship between age categories and ptosis

Age category Ptosis (3 months)
Total
No (%) Yes (%)
<60 years of age 30 (76.9) 9 (23.1) 39
60–69 years of age 32 (74.4) 11 (25.6) 43
70–79 years of age 50 (94.3) 3 (5.7) 53
>80 years of age 18 (81.8) 4 (18.2) 22
Total 130 27 157
Chi-square test1

Value df Asymptotic significance(2-sided)

Pearson chi-square 8.038* 3 0.045
Likelihood ratio 9.170 3 0.027
Linear-by-linear association 2.798 1 0.094
N of valid cases 157
Symmetric measures2

Value P<0.05

Phi 0.226 0.045
Cramer’s V 0.226 0.045
N of valid cases 157

Notes:

*

1 cell (12.5%) have expected count <5. The minimum expected count is 3.78.

1

Chi-square test: statistical method assessing the relationship between observed and expected categorical values.

2

Symmetric measures determine strength of relationship between the observed and expected categorical values.