TABLE 2.
Patient characteristics.
| Variables | Number (%) | |
| Age (years) | 10–19 | 17 (1.09%) |
| 20–29 | 289 (18.53%) | |
| 30–39 | 384 (24.62%) | |
| 40–49 | 365 (23.40%) | |
| 50–59 | 309 (19.81%) | |
| 60–69 | 159 (10.19%) | |
| 70–79 | 35 (2.24%) | |
| 80–89 | 2 (0.13%) | |
| Sex | Male | 563 (36.09%) |
| Female | 997 (63.91%) | |
| Eye pain | Yes | 1,278 (81.92%) |
| No | 282 (18.08%) | |
| Visual loss | Yes | 334 (21.41%) |
| No | 1,226 (78.59%) | |
| Diplopia | No | 896 (57.44%) |
| Vertical | 59 (3.78%) | |
| Horizontal | 12 (0.77%) | |
| Mixed | 593 (38.01%) | |
| Eyelid retraction | Yes/no | 479 (30.71%)/1,081 (69.29%) |
| Eyelid congestion | Yes/no | 236 (15.13%)/1,324 (84.87%) |
| Eyelid edema | Yes/no | 870 (55.77%)/690 (44.23%) |
| Lid lag | Yes/no | 388 (24.87%)/1,172 (75.13%) |
| Lacrimal caruncle edema | Yes/no | 24 (1.54%)/1,536 (98.46%) |
| Eye movement disorders | Yes/no | 1,209 (77.50%)/351 (22.50%) |
| Conjunctival congestion | Yes/no | 977 (62.63%)/583 (37.37%) |
| Chemosis | Yes/no | 1,084 (69.49%)/476 (30.51%) |
| Corneal ulcer | Yes/no | 116 (7.44%)/1,444 (92.56%) |
| Type of TAO | Hyperreflexive | 1,324 (84.87%) |
| Normal | 193 (12.37%) | |
| Hyporeflexive | 43 (2.76%) | |
| Stage of TAO | Active | 487 (31.22%) |
| Quiescent | 1,073 (68.78%) | |
| Grade of TAO | Mild | 89 (5.71%) |
| Moderately severe | 1,290 (82.69%) | |
| Very severe | 181 (11.60%) |
TAO, thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.