Table 5.
Univariate analysis on the association between clinical and demographic factors and Functional and Symptoms scores on the KORQ Questionnaire.
| Variable | Functional score | Symptoms score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean ± sd | p value | mean ± sd | p value | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 43.22 ± 20.14 | 0.01 | 59.75 ± 19.74 | 0.07 |
| Male | 34.48 ± 18.98 | 52.78 ± 19.01 | ||
| Age | ||||
| ≤ 27 | 36.60 ± 17.54 | 0.31 | 53.09 ± 18.15 | 0.12 |
| > 27 | 42.56 ± 22.44 | 60.93 ± 20.69 | ||
| Allergic conjunctivitis | ||||
| Yes | 39.33 ± 20.21 | 0.94 | 57.54 ± 18.79 | 0.58 |
| No | 39.19 ± 19.91 | 54.73 ± 21.41 | ||
| Visual acuity (better eye, in LOGMAR) | ||||
| ≥ 0.3 | 48.63 ± 19.10 | < 0.01 | 63.94 ± 16.72 | < 0.01 |
| < 0.3 | 29.56 ± 16.01 | 48.99 ± 19.68 | ||
| Corneal curvature steep K (better eye) | ||||
| < 52 | 35.80 ± 16.24 | 0.24 | 52.36 ± 19.03 | 0.16 |
| ≥ 52 | 41.08 ± 21.60 | 58.81 ± 19.71 | ||
| Pachymetry (better eye) | ||||
| > 450 | 39.24 ± 18.21 | 0.81 | 56.45 ± 18.58 | 0.74 |
| ≤ 450 | 39.38 ± 23.27 | 56.91 ± 21.72 | ||
| Stage better eye | ||||
| 1 | 34.92 ± 17.59 | 0.63 | 53.15 ± 17.64 | 0.32 |
| 2 | 40.43 ± 18.77 | 54.45 ± 18.94 | ||
| 3 | 39.62 ± 22.42 | 60.51 ± 20.83 | ||
| Treatment | ||||
| No treatment / spectacles | 40.73 ± 19.58 | 0.36 | 55.56 ± 18.39 | 0.91 |
| RGP/ICRS/CXL/PKP | 37.96 ± 20.50 | 57.59 ± 20.83 | ||
| Treatment | ||||
| No surgical treatments | 40.37 ± 20.05 | 0.44 | 56.18 ± 19.68 | 0.88 |
| Surgical treatments | 37.44 ± 20.08 | 57.35 ± 19.79 | ||
| RGP contact lens | ||||
| Yes | 36.60 ± 21.36 | 0.45 | 57.40 ± 22.79 | 0.79 |
| No | 40.23 ± 19.58 | 56.34 ± 18.55 | ||
| Crosslinking | ||||
| Yes | 33.22 ± 17.20 | 0.07 | 54.91 ± 18.02 | 0.59 |
| No | 41.42 ± 20.59 | 57.22 ± 20.24 | ||
| Intraestromal corneal ring | ||||
| Yes | 51.32 ± 15.90 | 0.18 | 64.68 ± 21.06 | 0.20 |
| No | 38.38 ± 19.32 | 56.01 ± 19.50 | ||
| Penetrating keratoplasty | ||||
| Yes | 43.84 ± 15.55 | 0.31 | 62.63 ± 20.43 | 0.39 |
| No | 38.89 ± 20.37 | 56.09 ± 19.58 | ||
| RGP contact lens | 39.23 ± 22.17 | 0.39 | 58.16 ± 23.95 | |
| ICRS | 49.00 ± 32.10 | 62.42 ± 25.31 | 0.71 | |
| CXL | 32.90 ± 17.71 | 54.54 ± 18.73 | ||
| Corneal Transplant | 43.84 ± 15.55 | 62.63 ± 20.43 | ||
| Hydrops | ||||
| Yes | 40.15 ± 17.50 | 0.71 | 61.15 ± 18.46 | 0.36 |
| No | 39.17 ± 20.42 | 56.00 ± 19.80 | ||
| General | 39.29 ± 20.01 | 56.62 ± 19.63 | ||
CXL corneal collagen cross-linking; RGP rigid permeable gas; ICRS intraestromal corneal rings; PKP penetrating keratoplasty; K keratometry; Data are mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated.