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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of CSR OMG and non-CSR OMG

From: Thymectomy in ocular myasthenia gravis—prognosis and risk factors analysis

 

Overall (52)

CSR OMG (16)

Non-CSR OMG (36)

p value

Gender, n (%)

   

0.282

 Male

22 (42.3%)

5 (31.3%)

17 (47.2%)

 

 Female

30 (57.7%)

11 (68.8%)

19 (52.8%)

 

Onset age (years), mean ± SD

54.7 ± 13.5

48.3 ± 13.7

57.5 ± 12.6

0.022*

Onset age (years), n (%)

   

0.016*

 ≤ 60

33 (63.5%)

14 (87.5%)

19 (52.8%)

 

 > 60

19 (36.5%)

2 (12.5%)

17 (47.2%)

 

Ptosis, n (%)

   

0.765c

 Left

18 (34.6%)

6 (37.5%)

12 (33.3%)

 

 Right

14 (26.9%)

5 (31.3%)

9 (25.0%)

 

 Bilateral

20 (38.5%)

5 (31.3%)

15 (41.7%)

 

Diplopia ( +), n (%)

21 (40.4%)

9 (56.3%)

12 (33.3%)

0.120

Anti-AchR Ab ( +), n (%)

34 (65.4%)

7 (43.8%)

27 (75.0%)

0.029*

RNS ( +), n (%)

23 (44.2%)

4 (25.0%)

19 (52.8%)

0.063

Disease duration before surgery (weeks), mean ± SD

19.4 ± 46.6

8.6 ± 9.9

24.1 ± 55.2

0.111

Surgical approach, n (%)

   

0.056c

 R/L-VATS

22 (42.3%)

10 (62.5%)

12 (33.3%)

 

 TS

8 (15.4%)

3 (18.8%)

5 (13.9%)

 

 Sub-xiphoid

22 (42.3%)

3 (18.8%)

19 (52.8%)

 

Tumor location, n (%)

   

0.488b

 Left

19 (48.7%)

4 (40.0%)

15 (51.7%)

 

 Right

18 (46.2%)

5 (50.0%)

13 (44.8%)

 

 L + Ra

2 (5.1%)

1 (10%)

1 (3.4%)

 

Maximum diameter (cm) mean ± SD

3.8 ± 1.6

3.6 ± 2.2

3.9 ± 1.4

0.592

Median size (cm) mean ± SD

3.1 ± 1.3

3.0 ± 1.7

3.1 ± 1.1

0.739

Thymoma histotype + hyperplasia, n (%)

   

0.330b

 Thymoma

    

  AB

9 (17.3%)

1 (6.3%)

8 (22.2%)

 

  B1

4 (7.7%)

2 (12.5%)

2 (5.6%)

 

  B2

18 (34.6%)

4 (25.0%)

14 (38.9%)

 

  B3

8 (15.4%)

3 (18.8%)

5 (13.9%)

 

 Hyperplasia

13 (25.0%)

6 (37.5%)

7 (19.4%)

 

Thymoma Stage + hyperplasia, n (%)

   

0.086b

 Thymoma

    

  I

9 (17.3%)

5 (31.3%)

4 (11.1%)

 

 IIa

12 (23.1%)

1 (6.3%)

11 (30.6%)

 

 IIb

12 (23.1%)

2 (12.5%)

10 (27.8%)

 

 III

6 (11.5%)

2 (12.5%)

4 (11.1%)

 

 Hyperplasia

13 (25.0%)

6 (37.5%)

7 (19.4%)

 

 Hyperplasia: thymoma

13:39

6:10

7:29

0.298

 Hyperplasia + I: II + III

22:30

11:5

11:25

0.010*

NTOMG, n (%)

   

0.592b

 Early-onset (age ≤ 50)

7 (13.5%)

4 (25%)

3 (8.3%)

 

 Late-onset (age > 50)

6 (11.5%)

2 (12.5%)

4 (11.1%)

 

Post-operative prednisone ( +), n (%)

18 (34.6%)

5 (31.3%)

13 (36.1%)

0.734

Post-operative follow-up duration (months), mean ± SD

60.5 ± 27.7

78.3 ± 28.6

58.3 ± 25.4

0.015*

  1. Values in boldface as well as * indicate statistically significant
  2. CSR complete stable remission, OMG ocular myasthenia gravis, NTOMG non-thymomatous OMG, AChR-ab anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody, RNS repetitive nerve stimulation, R/L-VATS right/left-video assisted thoracic surgery, TS trans-sternal
  3. *Statistically significant
  4. aTumor boundary exceeds both sides of sternal border
  5. bFisher exact test
  6. cLikelihood Ratio test