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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics of pCG and CG

From: Pediatric eye emergency department activity during the first wave of Covid-19 pandemic

 

pCG (n = 423)

CG (n = 29)

p-value

Patients per day

2 (1–4)

0 (0–1)

< .00001

Age, years

8.38 ± 5.0

8.6 ± 5.6

.862

Gender, F (%)

38.8

48.3

.331

Duration of symptoms, days

1 (1–4)

1 (1–3)

.992

Traumatic Etiology (%)

32.2

41.4

.312

Bilateral Pathology (%)

13.5

17.2

.576

Pathological Category (%)

  

.955

 Ocular Surface

54.2

55.2

 

 Eyelids and Orbita

22.7

24.1

 

 Control in systemic conditionsa

11.6

7.0

 

 Visual Disturbances

2.7

3.4

 

 Otherb

8.8

10.3

 

Most Accused symptoms (%)

 Redness

36.9

27.6

.425

 Discomfort

25.8

34.5

.280

 Swelling

24.1

20.7

.823

 Pain

16.1

17.2

.797

Urgency (%)

30.7

51.7

.024

  1. a Headache, fever, vomit or dizziness
  2. b Vitreoretinal diseases, neuro-ophthalmological conditions, glaucoma, uveitis, strabismus