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. 2005 Jan;89(1):17–20. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.043950

Table 1.

 Baseline patient characteristics for trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage device (GDD) groups

Characteristics Trabeculectomy GDD p Value
Sex
    Male 15 (39%) 7 (32%)
    Female 24 (61%) 15 (68%) 0.8
Race
    White 16 (41.0) 11 (50.0)
    Black 49 (10.3) 3 (13.6)
    Asian 9 (23.1) 5 (22.7)
    Latino 10 (25.6) 3 (13.6) 0.8
Age (years) (mean (SD)) 69.5 (11.2) 71.4 (12.2) 0.55
Surgical procedure† MMC 36 (92%)
5-FU 2 (5%) Complete 13 (59%)
None 1 (3%) Stage 2 9 (41%)
Lens status
    Phakic 15 (38%) 4 (18%)
    Pseudophakic 23 (59%) 18 (82%)
    Aphakic 1 (3%) 0 (0%) 0.17
Diagnosis‡
    POAG 32 (82%) 16 (73%)
    2OAG 1 (2.5%) 4 (18%)
    CACG 5 (13%) 0 (0%)
    NVG 1 (2.5%) 2 (9%) 0.04*
Preoperative IOP (mm Hg) (mean (SD)) 22.8 (9.7) 25.2 (8.4) 0.33

†MMC, mitomycin C trabeculectomy; 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil trabeculotomy; Complete, complete Baerveldt implant; Stage 2, second stage of Baerveldt implant.

‡POAG, primary open angle glaucoma; 2OAG, secondary open angle glaucoma; CACG, chronic angle closure glaucoma; NVG, neovascular glaucoma.