Table 1.
Variable | Functional (n=7) | Nonfunctional (n=24) | P** |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean±SD | 59 | 52 | 0.29* |
Male:female | 2:5 | 11:13 | 0.67† |
Preinjection mean Schirmer’s values | 14 | 18 | 0.93‡ |
Preoperative Munk score, median (IQR) | 4 (3-5) | 4 (3-4) | 0.35‡ |
Postoperative Munk score, median (IQR) | 1 (1-2) | 2 (1-3) | 0.17‡ |
Units injected, median (IQR) | 2.5 (2.5-5) | 5 (2.5-5) | 0.28‡ |
Outcome (% improvement), median (IQR) | 75 (50-80) | 50 (25-66) | 0.07‡ |
Total injections given, median (IQR) | 1 (1-3) | 1.5 (1-2) | 0.91‡ |
Follow-up (months), mean (IQR) | 6 (2-12) | 5 (1.5-7) | 0.40‡ |
Complications (%) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (8.3) | 1.00† |
*Student’s t-test, †Fisher’s exact probability test, ‡Mann-Whitney test, **P value denotes comparison between two groups. IQR: Interquartile range, SD: Standard deviation