Research Article

Predictors of the Dose-Effect Relationship regarding Unilateral Inferior Rectus Muscle Recession in Patients with Thyroid Eye Disease

Table 2

Inferior rectus muscle thickness in each patient group.

IRM thickness (mm2)

Mean (range)72.52 ± 17.34 (41.82–117.83)

Smoker (range)76.51 ± 19.57 (57.23–117.83)
Nonsmoker (range)70.63 ± 16.49 (41.82–91.30)
value0.887

Patients with a history of orbital radiation therapy (range)76.25 ± 20.09 (47.56–117.83)
Patients without a history of orbital irradiation (range)69.07 ± 14.32 (41.82–91.30)
value0.347

IRM: inferior rectus muscle.
Statistical comparison using the Mann-Whitney test.