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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Comparison of surgical outcomes between initial trabeculectomy and Ex-PRESS in terms of achieving an intraocular pressure below 15 and 18 mmHg: a retrospective comparative study

Characteristics

Trabeculectomy

Ex-PRESS

P value

Number at baseline

64

54

 

Sex (female), (n, %)

34 (53)

26 (48)

0.510

Treated eye, right (n, %)

37 (57)

33 (61)

0.430

Median age (quantile)

61 (56, 70)

75 (70, 82)

 < 0.001

Lens status, intraocular lens (n, %)

20 (31)

54 (100)

 < 0.001

Glaucoma type

  

0.610

POAG (n, %)

46 (72)

35 (65)

 

EG (n, %)

7 (10)

11 (20)

 

SG (n, %)

8 (12)

5 (9)

 

NVG (n, %)

1 (2)

1 (2)

 

Pigmentary glaucoma (n, %)

1 (2)

2 (4)

 

ACG (n, %)

1 (2)

0 (0)

 
  1. P values were calculated using Fisher's exact test, Chi-squared test and Mann-Whitney U test
  2. POAG = primary open-angle glaucoma; EG = exfoliation glaucoma; SG = secondary glaucoma; NVG = neovascular glaucoma; ACG = angle closure glaucoma