Table 4 Comparison of eye movement change during follow up in patients with binocular diplopia according to the presence of thyroid autoantibodies.

From: Thyroid autoantibodies in adults with acquired binocular diplopia of unknown origin

 

TAb− group (n = 67)

TAb+ group (n = 42)

P value

Follow-up period, months, mean ± SD

18.1 ± 17.5

20.2 ± 19.8

0.553a

Horizontal angle of deviation at final follow up, PD, mean ± SD

13.3 ± 12.4

16.0 ± 17.8

0.370a

Vertical angle of deviation at final follow up, PD, mean ± SD

4.0 ± 6.5

10.6 ± 12.8

0.004a

Grade of duction limitation at final follow up, mean ± SD

−0.6 ± 0.2

−0.3 ± 0.3

<0.001a

Change of horizontal angle of deviation, PD, mean ± SD

3.3 ± 3.5

4.4 ± 5.1

0.227a

Change of vertical angle of deviation, PD, mean ± SD

1.2 ± 1.8

5.9 ± 8.1

0.001a

Change of grade of duction limitation, mean ± SD

0.1 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.3

<0.001a

  1. TAb− group, thyroid autoantibody-negative group; TAb+ group, thyroid autoantibody-positive group; SD, standard deviation; PD, prism diopters.
  2. aIndependent t-test.
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