Table 1.
Patients characteristics.
| NTG group (N = 9) Mean (SD) |
HTG group (N = 9) Mean (SD) |
Control group (N = 9) Mean (SD) |
P level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (N (%)) | 0.46 | |||
| Male | 3 (33.3%) | 3 (33.3%) | 1 (11.1%) | |
| Female | 6 (66.7%) | 6 (66.7%) | 8 (88.9%) | |
| Age (years) | 56.6 (10.4) | 54.7 (15.6) | 51.9 (6.6) | 0.7 |
| Range | 41–72 | 36–88 | 42–60 | |
| Best-corrected visual acuity | 0.98 (0.04) | 0.68 (0.41) | 0.97 (0.1) | 0.03* |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 142.1 (16.6) | 156.4 (23.0) | 132.2 (6.4) | 0.02* |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 86.0 (9.7) | 90.9 (9.4) | 85.7 (4.6) | 0.35 |
*Kruskall-Wallis test. **Chi-square test. Significance level P < 0.05. NTG: normal tension glaucoma; HTG: high tension glaucoma; SD: standard deviation; N: number.