Table 4.
Demographic Data and Histopathology of Globe Salvage Group versus Globe Removal Group (Continuous Variables)
| Characteristics | Globe Salvage N=11 | Globe Removal N=15 | Mean Difference | 95% CI of Mean Difference | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | |||||
| Age at onset [mean ±SD; years] | 36.6 ±13.1 | 53.1 ±10.3 | 16.43 | 6.98 to 25.88 | 0.00a |
| Duration from onset of symptoms to 1st medical treatment [median; days (IQR†)] | 1 (1,2) | 5 (3,11) | 0.02b | ||
| N=9 | N=12 | ||||
| Duration from onset of symptoms to 1st TPK [mean ±SD; days] | 28.6 ±14.0 | 29.1 ±15.6 | 0.53 | −13.28 to 14.34 | 0.94a |
| Histopathological features | |||||
| N=7 | N=11 | ||||
| Estimated density of organism (Median; filament per HPF‡ (IQR)) | 107 (16,260) | 376 (323,620) | 0.03b | ||
Notes: †IQR, Interquartile range. ‡HPF, High-power field. P <0.05 are highlighted in boldface. aP value of independent t-test. bP value of Mann–Whitney U-test.