Table.1 Demographic characteristic of patients between the groups

No

33

98

Sex (F:M)

11:22

41:57

0.388^a

Age (years)

47.6 ± 3.76

49.3 ± 4.17

0.573^b

Side of ear (L:R)

20:13

69:29

0.297^a

Size of perforation (Large: Medium:small)

9: 22: 2

28:59:11

0.391^a

Type of perforation (marginal:central)

14:19

41:57

0.953^a

Myringosclerosis (Y:N)

10:23

27:71

0.761^a

Smoking status (Y:N)

7:26

16:82

0.523^a

Graft success rate

 At postoperative 6^th months (N,%)

32 (96.9%)

95 (96.9%)

0.993^a

 At postoperative 24^th months (N,%)

29 (87.9%)

91 (92.8%)

0.372^a

 Re-perforation (N, %)

3(9.4%)

4 (4.21%)

0.268^a