Table 4.
Demographics, comorbidities, and perioperative characteristics by patient outcomes
| Variable | Any Complication | Any FNG Loss | Aesthetic Satisfaction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes
N=12 |
No
N=15 |
P |
Yes
N=8 |
No
N=19 |
P |
Yes
N=21 |
No
N=6 |
P | |
| Demographics | |||||||||
| Age in years; mean ± SD | 28 ± 5 | 24 ± 4 | 0.046* | 27 ± 5 | 25 ± 5 | 0.265 | 26 ± 5 | 24 ± 4 | 0.394 |
| BMI in kg/m2; mean ± SD | 38.5 ± 5.9 | 39.7 ± 4.6 | 0.564 | 38.9 ± 7.2 | 39.3 ± 4.3 | 0.884 | 39.7 ± 5.1 | 37.4 ± 5.4 | 0.350 |
| Comorbidities | |||||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 2 (16.7) | 2 (13.3) | 1.000 | 1 (12.5) | 3 (15.8) | 1.000 | 4 (19.0) | 0 (0) | 0.545 |
| Smoking history | 0.527 | 0.325 | 0.319 | ||||||
| Never | 9 (75.0) | 9 (60.0) | 7 (87.5) | 11 (57.9) | 15 (71.4) | 3 (50.0) | |||
| Prior | 1 (8.3) | 4 (26.7) | 0 (0) | 5 (26.3) | 4 (19.0) | 1 (16.7) | |||
| Active | 2 (16.7) | 2 (13.3) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (33.3) | |||
| Hypertension | 1 (8.3) | 2 (13.3) | 1.000 | 0 (0) | 3 (15.8) | 0.532 | 3 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| MDD or GAD | 8 (66.7) | 11 (73.3) | 1.000 | 6 (75.0) | 13 (68.4) | 1.000 | 13 (61.9) | 6 (100) | 0.136 |
| Perioperative characteristics | |||||||||
| Degree of Ptosisa | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Grade 2 | 2 (16.7) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (23.5) | 4 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | |||
| Grade 3 | 10 (83.3) | 10 (76.9) | 7 (87.5) | 13 (76.5) | 16 (80.0) | 4 (80.0) | |||
| Operative time in min; mean ± SD | 106 ± 19 | 110 ± 22 | 0.599 | 103 ± 19 | 110 ± 21 | 0.436 | 105 ± 19 | 120 ± 23 | 0.108 |
| Total specimen weight in grams; median (IQR) | 1919 (1434-2239) | 2308 (1675-2877) | 0.399 | 1811 (1434-2239) | 2117 (1675-2701) | 0.482 | 2070 (1675-2701) | 1896 (1275-2126) | 0.408 |
*Statistically significant (P<0.05). SD—standard deviation, BMI—body mass index, MDD—major depressive disorder, GAD—generalized anxiety disorder, IQR—interquartile range. All numbers are presented as n (%) unless otherwise noted. a Frequencies for degree of ptosis are out of 12, 13, 8, 17, 20 and 5 patients from left to right, respectively, due to incomplete data.