Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the groups.
Characteristics |
Study group |
Bilateral control group |
P-valuec) |
Total number of patients, n |
2366 |
2427 |
|
Age at surgery (y), mean ± SD min (y) max (y) |
76.0 ± 9.6 33.0 102.0 |
75.6 ± 8.2 34.0 97.0 |
0.07a) |
Female sex (%) |
1474 (62.3) |
1475 (60.8) |
0.29b) |
AL. mean ± SD right eye data missing, n (%) left eye data missing, n (%) |
23.57 ± 1.38 51 (2.16) 23.52 ± 1.34 55 (2.32) |
23.61 ± 1.15 7 (0.29) 23.58 ± 1.15 7 (0.29) |
0.33 a)
0.08 a) |
Keratometry (D), mean ± SD Right eye min (D) max (D) data missing, n (%) Left eye min (D) max (D) data missing, n (%) |
43.84 ± 1.61 34.00 54.97 48 (2.03) 43.93 ± 1.62 36.25 55.51 51 (2.16) |
43.73 ± 1.49 36.75 53.74 6 (0.25) 43.79 ± 1.48 36.64 50.45 7 (0.29) |
0.01a)*
0.001 a)*
|
Preoperative refraction SE (D). mean ± SD. (min, max)
right eye data missing, n (%)
left eye data missing, n (%) |
0.1 ± 3.39 (-19.13, +9.50) 51 (2.16)
0.17 ± 3.29 (-20.38, +9.5) 44 (1.86) |
-0.21 ± 2.90 (-16.50, +8.13) 28 (1.15)
-0.14 ± 2.88 (-16.38, +10.75) 40 (1.65) |
< 0.001a)*
< 0.001a)*
|
a) t-Test.AL=axial length, b) Fisher's exact test, D = diopter, n = number of patients, SD: Standard Deviation; SE: Spherical Equivalent; y = years, *= statistically significant