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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Glaucoma. 2009 Oct–Nov;18(8):595–600. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181996f05

Table 4.

Global Rim Area in Glaucoma Suspect and Glaucomatous Eyes by Race

Population Number of Glaucoma Suspect and Glaucomatous Eyes (n,n) Mean Global Rim Area, Glaucoma Suspect (mm2) ± SD Mean Global Rim Area, Glaucoma (mm2) ± SD Student's Ttest Comparing Means (P)
African-American 31,5 1.63 ± 0.41 1.51 ± 0.43 0.27
Asian-American 91,27 1.53 ± 0.38 1.57 ± 0.41 0.51
Caucasian-American 91,36 1.56 ± 0.40 1.41 ± 0.39 0.012
Filipino-American 35,4 1.70 ± 0.32 1.56 ± 0.68 0.33
Hispanic-American 29,9 1.60 ± 0.46 1.53 ± 0.43 0.57

Glaucomatous eyes include those with diagnoses of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, Chronic Narrow Angle Glaucoma, Mixed-Mechanism Glaucoma, Normotension Glaucoma, Pseudo-exfoliative Glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma, and traumatic glaucoma.