Clinical study of acupuncture combined with surface anesthesia using proparacaine in geriatric cataract phacoemulsification

Table 1 Patient demographics and backgrounds [n (%), mean ± SD]

Factors	SA group (n = 65)	CAMA group (n = 65)	χ2/t	P value
Sex			0.290	0.590
Male	41 (63.08)	38 (58.46)
Female	24 (36.92)	27 (41.54)
Age (yr old)	72.84 ± 9.97	73.24 ± 10.14	−0.227	0.821
Course of disease (yr)	2.06 ± 0.93	2.12 ± 1.02	−0.350	0.727
Pathogenic site			0.495	0.482
Left eye	28 (43.08)	32 (49.23)
Right eye	37 (56.92)	33 (50.77)
Co-morbidities
Hypertension	7 (10.77)	9 (13.85)	0.285	0.593
Diabetes	4 (6.15)	3 (4.62)	0.151	0.698
Coronary heart disease	8 (12.31)	10 (15.38)	0.258	0.612
Family history of cataracts			0.769	0.380
No	57 (87.69)	60 (92.31)
Yes	8 (12.31)	5 (7.69)

CAMA: Compound acupuncture-medicine anesthesia; SA: Surface anesthesia.