Table 1

 Demographic and clinical profile of patients with recurrence of trichiasis at 1 year

No recurrenceRecurrenceRR (95% CI)
No (%)No (%)p value
Sex
Males102 (91.9)10 (8.9)
Females311 (88.6)40 (11.4)1.28 (0.66 to 2.47)
Age group
<50 years40 (100)0
50–5979 (92.9)6 (7.1)
60–69124 (91.9)11 (8.1)
70+170 (83.7)33 (16.3)2.49 (1.43 to 4.33) p<0.001
Province
Ha Nam95 (83.3)19 (16.7)1.88 (1.10 to 3.19)
Vinh Phuc94 (92.2)8 (7.8)p = 0.03
Thanh Hoa224 (90.7)23 (9.3)
Surgeon
A65 (90.3)7 (9.7)χ2 = 12.97
B86 (95.6)4 (4.4)df = 7
C36 (90.0)4 (10.0)p = 0.07
D32 (82.1)7 (17.9)
E57 (91.9)5 (8.1)
F14 (92.3)1 (6.7)
G52 (80.0)13 (20.0)
H46 (88.5)6 (11.5)
I26 (92.9)2 (7.1)
History of lid surgery
No316 (92.4)26 (7.6)
Yes103 (81.1)24 (18.9)2.49 (1.48 to 4.16) p<0.001
Surgery on
One eye253 (91.7)23 (8.3)
Both eyes155 (86.1)25 (13.1)1.77 (0.93 to 3.37)