Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Therapy of Epithelial Keratitis after Cataract Surgery

Table 2

Comparison of predisposing factors related to EK between the diabetic and nondiabetic groups.

	Diabetic group (n = 37)	Nondiabetic group (n = 52)	value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Age, y	73.72 ± 5.71	66.83 ± 9.92	0.102§
Preoperative BUT, s	5.35 ± 1.93	7.05 ± 1.95	<0.001§
Preoperative meibomian gland atrophy score	1.97 ± 0.78	1.42 ± 0.60	<0.001§
Preoperative LTMH, mm	0.22 ± 0.03	0.27 ± 0.06	<0.001§
Phacoemulsification power, %	9.64 ± 10.55	8.51 ± 8.10	0.921§
Phacoemulsification time, s	31.13 ± 14.76	30.4 ± 16.21	0.947§
Duration of postoperative use of topical NSAIDs, d	44.69 ± 10.51	33.35 ± 5.16	<0.001§

s = second; mm = millimeter; y = year; d = day. §Mann–Whitney U test.