Table 2 Patient background
From: Influence of discontinuation of prophylactic antimicrobial agent for trabeculectomy
CEZ (n = 629) | Non-CEZ (n = 751) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (Male / Female) | 340 / 289 | 426 / 325 | 0.347a) | |||
Age (years) | Median | 72 | 70 | 0.106b) | ||
Quartile range | 64–78 | 62–78 | ||||
Patients 85 years and older | 65 | (10.3%) | 66 | (8.8%) | 0.377a) | |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 25) | 194 | (30.8%) | 213 | (28.4%) | 0.344a) | |
Concomitant medications | ||||||
Diabetes drugs | 143 | (22.7%) | 134 | (17.8%) | *0.028a) | |
Immunosuppressant | 3 | (0.5%) | 9 | (1.2%) | 0.244c) | |
Oral corticosteroids | 31 | (4.9%) | 24 | (3.2%) | 0.133a) | |
Corticosteroid eye drops and ointment | 58 | (9.2%) | 71 | (9.5%) | 0.956a) | |
Subconjunctival DEX injection | 11 | (1.7%) | 161 | (21.4%) | * < 0.001a) | |