Research Article

Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Body: Canadian Experience from a Tertiary University Hospital in Quebec

Table 4

Multiple logistic regression for predictive factors of worse final visual acuity following intraocular foreign body extraction in 54 patients.

CharacteristicsOR (95% CI); value

Age, years1.00 (0.93, 1.07); 0.97
Baseline VA, ETDRS0.97 (0.94, 0.99); 0.009
Number of additional diagnoses2.95 (1.40, 7.56); 0.01

Bolded figures = statistically significant results at the 0.05 level. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ETDRS, Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study; OR, odds ratio; VA, visual acuity.