Table 3 Patient background after matching
From: Influence of discontinuation of prophylactic antimicrobial agent for trabeculectomy
CEZ (n = 580) | Non-CEZ (n = 580) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (Male / Female) | 328 / 252 | 330 / 250 | 0.906a) | |||
Age (years) | Median | 72 | 70 | 0.319b) | ||
Quartile range | (63–78) | (63–78) | ||||
Patients 85 years and older | 58 | (10.0%) | 53 | (9.1%) | 0.690a) | |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 25) | 163 | (28.1%) | 167 | (28.8%) | 0.845a) | |
Concomitant medications | ||||||
Diabetes drugs | 120 | (20.7%) | 118 | (20.3%) | 0.942a) | |
Immunosuppressant | 3 | (0.5%) | 5 | (0.9%) | 0.726c) | |
Oral corticosteroids | 23 | (4.0%) | 21 | (3.6%) | 0.878a) | |
Corticosteroid eye drops and ointment | 53 | (9.1%) | 55 | (9.5%) | 0.920a) | |
Subconjunctival DEX injection | 11 | (1.9%) | 9 | (1.6%) | 0.822a) | |