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. 2018 Aug 15;12:1449–1457. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S171451

Table 1.

Basic characteristics of study population

Patient and ophthalmic surgery related characteristics VITRET, CKD92 group (n = 1,564), n (%) PHACOVIT, CKD94 group (n = 126), n (%) P-value
Sex 0.16
Male 1,034 (66.1) 75 (59.5)
Female 530 (33.9) 51 (40.5)
Age of the patient (years) 0.004
<40 56 (3.6) 6 (4.8)
40–<50 147 (9.4) 7 (5.5)
50–<60 482 (30.8) 23 (18.3)
≥60 879 (56.2) 90 (71.4)
Year of surgery 0.07
Before 2011 696 (44.5) 45 (35.7)
2011 or later 868 (55.5) 81 (64.3)
Statin therapy 0.66
No 1,273 (81.4) 100 (79.4)
Yes 291 (18.6) 26 (20.6)
Insulin use 0.99
No 1,520 (97.2) 122 (96.8)
Yes 44 (2.8) 4 (3.2)
OAD use 0.99
No 1,451 (92.8) 117 (92.9)
Yes 113 (7.2) 9 (7.1)
Antithrombotics 0.10
No 1,478 (94.5) 114 (90.5)
Yes 86 (5.5) 12 (9.5)
Beta-blockers 0.82
No 1,334 (85.3) 106 (84.1)
Yes 230 (14.7) 20 (15.9)
Duration of operation (h) <0.0001
(0.3, <1.13) 584 (37.3) 19 (15.1)
(1.13, <1.5) 573 (36.6) 44 (34.9)
(1.5, 6.38) 407 (26.0) 63 (50.0)

Notes: P-value based on the chi-square test for independence. P ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. VITRET, CKD92, combined vitrectomy and retinal procedure; PHACOVIT, CKD94, combined phacoemulsification and IOL implantation together with PPV.

Abbreviations: OAD, oral antidiabetic drugs; IOL, intraocular lens; PPV, pars plana vitrectomy.