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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Oct;127(10):1250–1256. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.276

Table 1. Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics for Converters and Nonconverters.

Mean(SD)

Characteristic Convertersa
(n=95)
Nonconvertersb
(n=544)
Age, y 63 (11) 56 (12)
Female sex, % 60 55
Race, %
 White 86 82
 Black 13 14
 Asian 1 4
Baseline IOP, mm Hg 30.1 (9.7) 25.3 (6.5)
Central corneal thickness, μm 556 (40) 563 (37)
Baseline PSD, dB 2.05 (0.38) 1.68 (0.37)
Baseline vertical cup-disc ratio 0.64 (0.18) 0.55 (0.19)
Baseline glaucomatous optic disc grading, % 65 35
Evidence of optic disc progression during follow-up, % 66 6

Abbreviations: IOP, intraocular pressure; PSD, pattern standard deviation.

a

Eyes that developed visual field loss during follow-up.

b

Eyes that did not develop visual field loss during follow-up.