Table 2.
Comparison of Characteristics of ENEV Group vs. EP Group.
| ENEV | EP | OR | 95% CI | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 32 (46.38%) | 37 (53.62%) | |||
| Demographic characteristics | |||||
| Mean Age | 71.84 | 65.6 | 0.82613–13.826 | 0.071 a | |
| Male | 16 (50%) | 25 (67.57%) | 0.485 | 0.161–1.418 | 0.216 b |
| Female | 16 (50%) | 12 (32.43%) | |||
| Etiology | |||||
| Postsurgical | 7 (21.88%) | 19 (51.35%) | 0.271 | 0.0783–0.848 | 0.023 c |
| Exogenous | 18 (56.25%) | 5 (13.51%) | 7.946 | 2.273–33.135 | 0.0005 c |
| Endogenous | 2 (6.25%) | 7 (18.92%) | 0.291 | 0.027–1.695 | 0.161 b |
| Post-traumatic | 5 (15.63%) | 5 (13.51%) | 1.182 | 0.244–5.738 | 1 b |
| Past Medical History | |||||
| Diabetes | 19 (59.38%) | 24 (64.86%) | 0.794 | 0.267–2.352 | 0.836 b |
| Immunosuppressed state | 1 (3.13%) | 2 (5.41%) | 0.553 | 0.009–11.116 | 1 b |
| IVDA History | 1 (3.13%) | 1 (2.70%) | 1.098 | 0.014–88.88 | 1 b |
| Clinical characteristics | |||||
| Time of symptom onset to presentation | |||||
| Equal or less than 2 days | 6 (18.75%) | 16 (43.24%) | 0.318 | 0.085–1.058 | 0.066 b |
| More than 2 days | 24 (75.00%) | 20 (54.05%) | |||
| Visual acuity at presentation | |||||
| NLP | 15 (46.88%) | 2 (5.41%) | 17.832 | 3.476–180.530 | 0.00003 b |
| LP | 7 (21.88%) | 12 (32.43%) | 0.667 | 0.187–2.232 | 0.642 c |
| HM | 4 (12.59%) | 11 (29.73%) | 0.383 | 0.0785–1.517 | 0.1497 b |
| CF or better | 3 (9.38%) | 12 (32.43%) | 0.2453 | 0.0397–1.060 | 0.044 b |
| Final diagnosis of panophthalmitis or endophthalmitis | |||||
| Panophthalmitis | 12 (37.50%) | 2 (5.41%) | 10.15 | 1.967–102.461 | 0.002 b |
| Endophthalmitis | 20 (62.50%) | 35 (95.59%) | |||
| Culture Information | |||||
| Positive culture | 16 (50.00%) | 15 (40.54%) | 1.458 | 0.509–4.239 | 0.586 c |
| Bacteria | 16 (50.00%) | 14 (37.84%) | 1.631 | 0.567–4.784 | 0.4396 c |
| Fungus | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (2.70%) | 0 | 0.000–45.063 | 1 b |
| Gram+ | 10 (31.25%) | 12 (32.43%) | 0.346 | 0.0273–2.701 | 0.3898 b |
| Gram− | 5 (15.63%) | 2 (5.41%) | |||
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; IVDA: intravenous drug abuse, OD: right eye; OS: left eye; NLP: no light perception; LP: light perception; HM: hand motion; CF: counting fingers; EP: eye preserved. a Welch’s t-test. b Fisher’s exact test (for count data). c Pearson’s chi-square test.