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

Table 5.

Relationship between type of surgery (shunting or filtering) and ptosis

Type of surgery Ptosis (3 months)
Total
No (%) Yes (%)
Shunting* 61 (89.7) 7 (10.3) 68
Filtering** 69 (77.5) 20 (22.5) 89
Total 130 (82.8) 27 (17.2) 157
Chi-square test1

Value df Asymptotic significance (2-sided)

Pearson chi-square 4.014a 1 0.045
Continuity correctionb 3.205 1 0.073
Likelihood ratio 4.202 1 0.040
Linear-by-linear association 3.989 1 0.046
N of valid cases 157
Symmetric measures2

Value P<0.05

Phi 0.160 0.045
Cramer’s V 0.160 0.045
N of valid cases 157

Notes:

*

Shunting surgery includes Baerveldt and Ahmed implants.

**

Filtering surgery includes trabeculectomy and Express.

a

0 cells (0.0%) have expected count <5. The minimum expected count is 11.69.

b

Computed only for a 2×2 table.

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.