TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender differences and delay in presentation of childhood squint
AU - Chaudhry, Tanveer A.
AU - Khan, Aziz
AU - Khan, Muhammad Bilal Salman
AU - Ahmad, Khabir
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - Objective: To assess gender differences and delay in presentation of childhood squint in a tertiary care hospital Methods: It was a series of children presenting with squint at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. We retrospectively studied the cases presenting between February 2000 and July 2007. Results: A total of 107 children with squint were seen. Of these, 55 (52.4%) were girls. A statistically significant difference was observed between the mean age at presentation (± SD) of boys and girls (3 years and 5 months vs 4 years and 5 months p:<0.05). Girls had a greater mean (SD) and median (range) delay in squint presentation than had boys (2year 4months ±3 years vs 3 years ±2 year 8 months) and 2 year 3 months (1 month to 12 years) vs 1 year 3 months (1month to 14 years), respectively. Overall amblyopia was present in 25.3% (23/91) children. Girls also had a higher burden of amblyopia compared with their male counterparts though the difference was not statistically significant (P= 0.09). Conclusion: There was a significant gender difference in age at presentation of childhood squint in our study.
AB - Objective: To assess gender differences and delay in presentation of childhood squint in a tertiary care hospital Methods: It was a series of children presenting with squint at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. We retrospectively studied the cases presenting between February 2000 and July 2007. Results: A total of 107 children with squint were seen. Of these, 55 (52.4%) were girls. A statistically significant difference was observed between the mean age at presentation (± SD) of boys and girls (3 years and 5 months vs 4 years and 5 months p:<0.05). Girls had a greater mean (SD) and median (range) delay in squint presentation than had boys (2year 4months ±3 years vs 3 years ±2 year 8 months) and 2 year 3 months (1 month to 12 years) vs 1 year 3 months (1month to 14 years), respectively. Overall amblyopia was present in 25.3% (23/91) children. Girls also had a higher burden of amblyopia compared with their male counterparts though the difference was not statistically significant (P= 0.09). Conclusion: There was a significant gender difference in age at presentation of childhood squint in our study.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19402285
AN - SCOPUS:65749100957
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 59
SP - 229
EP - 231
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 4
ER -