Table 1 Demographics and injury characteristics of open globe injury patients divided into endophthalmitis and non-endophthalmitis groups
From: Risk factors and outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis: a retrospective single-center study
Characteristics | Total (N = 591) | Endophthalmitis group (N = 118) | Non-endophthalmitis group (N = 473) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD), year | 39.0 (18.2) | 39.2 (17.2) | 38.9 (18.4) | 0.655 |
Gender (male/female) | 524/67 | 106/12 | 418/55 | 0.747 |
Laterality (right/left) | 298/293 | 54/64 | 244/229 | 0.303 |
Age group (year), n (%) | 0.246 | |||
0 to 20 | 105 (17.8) | 18 (15.3) | 87 (18.4) | |
> 20 to 40 | 200 (33.8) | 39 (33.1) | 161 (34.0) | |
> 40 to 60 | 225 (38.1) | 53 (44.9) | 172 (36.4) | |
> 60 | 61 (10.3) | 8 (6.8) | 53 (11.2) | |
Mechanism of injury, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
IOFB | 194 (32.8) | 65 (55.1) | 129 (27.3) | |
Penetration/perforation | 287 (18.6) | 49 (41.5) | 238 (50.3) | |
Rupture | 110 (48.6) | 4 (3.4) | 106 (22.4) | |
Injury site, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Workplace based | 375 (63.5) | 96 (81.4) | 279 (59.0) | |
Outdoor based | 181 (30.6) | 18 (15.3) | 163 (34.5) | |
Home and indoor based | 35 (5.9) | 4 (3.4) | 31 (6.6) | |
Object causing injury, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Mowing related projectile objects | 147 (24.9) | 53 (44.9) | 94 (19.9) | |
Chiseling/hammering related projectile objects | 73 (12.4) | 13 (11.0) | 60 (12.7) | |
Other metallic objects | 59 (10.0) | 16 (13.6) | 43 (9.1) | |
Sticky wood/wooden object | 90 (15.2) | 15 (12.7) | 75 (15.9) | |
Explosive object | 54 (9.1) | 7 (5.9) | 47 (9.9) | |
Hit by other blunt objects | 78 (13.2) | 5 (4.2) | 73 (15.4) | |
Needle/knife | 20 (3.4) | 4 (3.4) | 16 (3.4) | |
Glass | 55 (9.3) | 2 (1.7) | 53 (11.2) | |
Unknown | 15 (2.5) | 3 (2.5) | 12 (2.5) | |
Address of injury, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Rural | 359 (60.7) | 90 (76.3) | 269 (56.9) | |
Urban | 232 (39.7) | 28 (23.7) | 204 (43.1) | |
Soil/vegetation contaminated injury, n (%) | 237 (40.1) | 68 (57.6) | 169 (37.5) | < 0.001 |