Comparison of Mycotic Keratitis with Nonmycotic Keratitis: An Epidemiological Study

Table 1

Age and sex distribution among mycotic and nonmycotic keratitis.

		Mycotic keratitis			Nonmycotic Keratitis
		Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
<40	No	50	24	74	72	30	102
	%	13.9	6.6	20.5	15.2	6.3	21.6
40–60	No	124	65	189	158	85	243
	%	34.3	18	52.4	65	35	51.4
>60	No	64	34	98	85	43	128
	%	17.7	9.4	27.1	18	9.1	27.1
Total	No	238	123	361	315	158	473
	%	65.9	34.1	100	66.6	33.4	100

The difference was insignificant in both age ( = 6.21, = 0.258) and sex ( = 6.4, = 0.739).