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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 30.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar 4;23(5):664–669. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000257

Table 1.

Characteristics at baseline

Parameter Whole group Normal weight Overweight Obese
Total, n 115 38 43 34
Age, years (SE) 65.0 (1.0) 68.1 (1.9) 62.2 (1.7) 65.1 (1.6)
Gender, F/M 70/45 26/12 26/17 18/26
Arterial hypertension, n (%) 44 (38%) 12 (32%) 14 (33%) 18 (53%)
BMI, kg/m2 (SE) 28.1 (0.5) 22.4 (0.3) 27.6 (0.2) 35.3 (0.7)
SBP, mmHg (SE) 134.3 (1.9) 130.2 (3.4) 132.7 (2.5) 141.0 (3.8)
DBP, mmHg (SE) 83.3 (1.0) 81.3 (2.0) 84.1 (1.1) 84.5 (2.2)
MAP, mmHg (SE) 100.3 (1.2) 97.6 (2.3) 100.3 (1.5) 103.3 (2.5)
OPP, mmHg (SE) 50.7 (0.9) 49.6 (1.7) 50.5 (1.3) 52.3 (1.6)
IOP, mmHg (SE) 16.1 (0.4) 15.4 (0.6) 16.3 (0.8) 16.6 (0.6)
MD, dB (SE) -3.5 (0.3) -3.8 (0.6) -3.7 (0.6) -3.0 (0.6)
PSD, dB (SE) 4.1 (0.3) 4.5 (0.6) 4.3 (0.6) 3.6 (0.5)

SE, standard error; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; OPP, ocular perfusion pressure; IOP, intraocular pressure; MD, mean deviation; PSD, pattern standard deviation

Normal weight, BMI=18.5-24.9; Overweight, BMI=25.0-29.9; Obese, BMI≥30; Arterial Hypertension, SBP≥140 mmHg or DBP ≥90mmHg