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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2009 Feb 4;116(5):833–839. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.10.034

Table 2.

Comparison of 24-hour intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements based on optic disc appearance (habitual position)

Period IOP parameter Concentric
Mean (SD) mm Hg
Non-concentric
Mean (SD) mm Hg
P value
Diurnal Mean 20. (3.6) 19.8 (2.6) 0.40
Peak 23.7 (4.4) 23.4 (3.3) 0.69
Trough 17.4 (3.5) 16.8 (2.6) 0.29
Range 6.2 (2.0) 6.1 (2.7) 0.55
Nocturnal Mean 24.0 (3.7) 21.9 (1.9) 0.004 *
Peak 26.0 (4.2) 23.7 (2.5) 0.008 *
Trough 22.0 (3.4) 20.1 (1.8) 0.02 *
Range 4.1 (2.4) 3.6 (1.7) 0.20
Office Mean 20.9 (3.9) 20.3 (2.5) 0.50
Peak 22.2 (4.0) 22.3 (3.2) 0.90
Trough 18.9 (3.9) 18.7 (2.4) 0.79
Range 3.6 (1.7) 3.5 (1.8) 0.85
24-hour Mean 21.6 (3.5) 20.5 (2.2) 0.11
Peak 26.6 (4.5) 24.9 (2.3) 0.050
Trough 17.5 (3.5) 16.6 (2.4) 0.21
Range 6.2 (2.0) 6.6 (2.7) 0.55
Nocturnal-Diurnal Mean 3.5 (3.1) 2.1 (2.1) 0.021*
*

P < 0.05

SD = Standard Deviation