Success Rate Comparis on of External Dacryocystorhinostomy with 5-FU Application or Silicone Tube Intubation

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the 5-FU and control groups.

		5-FU group (n = 37)	Control group (n = 43)
Age mean ± SD (min-max)		59.8 ± 9.4 (40–80)	57.0 ± 15.3 (15–80)	0.703
Gender n (%)	Male	10 (31.2)	12 (30.0)	0.990^†
	Female	22 (68.7)	28 (70.0)
Side (%)	Right/left	19 (51.4)/18 (48.6)	23 (53.5)/20 (46.5)	0.849^†
Duration of follow-up (months); Mean ± SD (min-max)		18.70 ± 3.47	21.38 ± 7.76	0.055

Mann–Whitney U test; ^†chi-square test; independent t test.