Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study population.
| n | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 68 | 53.1 ±10.7 [24,77] |
| Females | 60 | 88.2% |
| Steroid therapy | 59 | 86.8% |
| Irradiation | 20 | 29.4% |
| Smoker | 36 | 52.9% |
| Previous antithyroid treatments | ||
| Radioiodine therapy | 27 | 39.7% |
| Thyroidectomy | 42 | 61.8% |
| Duration of thyroid disease (years) | 68 | 2.8 [0.4, 40.0] |
| Duration of GO (years) | 68 | 1.8 [0.2, 29.8] |
| DON | 12 | 17.6% |
| Inactive GO | 56 | 82.3% |
| Protrusion preoperatively (in mm) | 125 | 24.5 ±2.8 [18, 31] |
| Horizontal deviation preoperatively (in PD) | 68 | 0° [–40, 70] |
| Abduction preoperatively (in°) | 125 | 40 [0–45] |
| Diplopia | 37 | 54.4% |
| Diplopia in primary gaze | 19 | 28% |
| BSV Score (0–100) | 37 | 34.8 [0–90] |
Unless otherwise stated data are means ±SD or proportions (%) or median [Range]; PD = prism diopters
BSV: Binocular single vision