TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the study group.*
| Variable | Normal subjects (n = 53) |
OHT (n = 69) |
POAG subjects (n = 186) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||||
| < 65 | 17 (32.1) | 22 (32.9) | 29 (15.6) | <0.0001† |
| 65–74 | 17 (32.1) | 33 (47.8) | 68 (36.6) | |
| 75+ | 19 (35.9) | 14 (20.3) | 89 (47.9) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 38 (71.7) | 44 (63.8) | 107 (57.5) | 0.156 |
| Male | 15 (28.3) | 36 (36.2) | 79 (42.5) | |
| CCT, microns | ||||
| > 515 | 45 (84.9) | 58 (84.1) | 126 (67.7) | <0.0001† |
| ≤ 515 | 8 (15.1) | 11 (15.9) | 60 (32.3) | |
| HBP (by History) | ||||
| No | 39 (73.6) | 29 (42.0) | 92 (49.5) | 0.001† |
| Yes | 14 (26.4) | 40 (58.0) | 94 (50.5) | |
| DM (by History) | ||||
| No | 39 (73.6) | 54 (78.3) | 140 (75.3) | 0.822 |
| Yes | 14 (26.4) | 15 (21.7) | 46 (24.7) | |
| VF stage | ||||
| 0–2 | 53 (100.0) | 69 (100.0) | 127 (68.3) | <0.0001§ |
| 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 59 (31.7) |
*
Values are number of subjects (percentages) unless otherwise indicated.
OHT: Ocular Hypertension; POAG: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma; HBP: Hypertension; DM: Diabetes Mellitus; VF stage: Visual Field stage.
†
p<0.05-Pearson’s chi square;
§
p<0.05-Fisher’s exact test.