Table 4. Correlation between optic nerve head parameters and glaucoma patient data.
Parameters | Age (year) | BCVA (LogMAR) | Spherical equivalent refractive error (D) | Pretreatment IOP (mmHg) | IOP on the test day (mmHg) | MD (dB) | PSD (dB) | MD slope (dB/y) | ||||||||||||||||
r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | |||||||||
Vertical disc width | −0.180 | 0.014 | * | 0.025 | 0.736 | −0.137 | 0.061 | * | 0.132 | 0.072 | 0.165 | 0.024 | * | 0.114 | 0.120 | −0.108 | 0.142 | 0.212 | 0.004 | ** | ||||
Horizontal disc width | 0.072 | 0.330 | 0.087 | 0.236 | 0.145 | 0.047 | * | 0.081 | 0.268 | 0.085 | 0.249 | 0.177 | 0.015 | * | −0.229 | 0.002 | ** | 0.149 | 0.042 | * | ||||
Vertical cup-disc ratio | 0.130 | 0.076 | 0.029 | 0.689 | −0.027 | 0.713 | 0.246 | 0.001 | ** | 0.035 | 0.633 | −0.398 | 0.000 | ** | 0.329 | 0.000 | ** | −0.082 | 0.265 | |||||
Horizontal cup-disc ratio | 0.103 | 0.160 | 0.100 | 0.173 | 0.052 | 0.481 | 0.199 | 0.006 | ** | 0.161 | 0.028 | * | −0.167 | 0.022 | * | 0.106 | 0.148 | 0.040 | 0.584 | |||||
Minimum rim-disc ratio | −0.111 | 0.129 | −0.045 | 0.539 | 0.082 | 0.266 | −0.157 | 0.032 | * | 0.067 | 0.366 | 0.236 | 0.001 | ** | −0.187 | 0.011 | * | −0.002 | 0.983 | |||||
Superior minimum rim-disc ratio | 0.072 | 0.330 | 0.075 | 0.310 | 0.240 | 0.001 | ** | −0.099 | 0.176 | 0.061 | 0.403 | 0.340 | 0.000 | ** | −0.343 | 0.000 | ** | 0.032 | 0.668 | |||||
Angle of superior minimum rim-disc ratio | 0.062 | 0.396 | −0.004 | 0.955 | 0.210 | 0.004 | ** | 0.039 | 0.594 | 0.052 | 0.479 | −0.040 | 0.583 | 0.006 | 0.930 | −0.056 | 0.443 | |||||||
Inferior minimum rim-disc ratio | −0.154 | 0.035 | * | −0.046 | 0.530 | −0.007 | 0.929 | −0.154 | 0.035 | * | 0.041 | 0.573 | 0.257 | 0.000 | ** | −0.205 | 0.005 | ** | 0.060 | 0.412 | ||||
Angle of inferior minimum rim-disc ratio | −0.133 | 0.070 | 0.006 | 0.939 | −0.253 | 0.000 | ** | −0.043 | 0.557 | −0.020 | 0.783 | 0.095 | 0.196 | −0.061 | 0.410 | 0.046 | 0.531 | |||||||
Disc aspect ratio | −0.310 | 0.000 | ** | −0.154 | 0.036 | * | −0.330 | 0.000 | ** | 0.014 | 0.852 | 0.010 | 0.890 | −0.146 | 0.047 | * | 0.198 | 0.007 | ** | −0.001 | 0.987 | |||
Cup aspect ratio | −0.242 | 0.001 | ** | −0.162 | 0.027 | * | −0.313 | 0.000 | ** | −0.003 | 0.969 | −0.109 | 0.138 | −0.236 | 0.001 | ** | 0.265 | 0.000 | ** | −0.069 | 0.347 | |||
Superior rim width | −0.029 | 0.695 | 0.075 | 0.311 | 0.104 | 0.158 | −0.115 | 0.117 | 0.074 | 0.316 | 0.364 | 0.000 | ** | −0.347 | 0.000 | ** | 0.086 | 0.240 | ||||||
Inferior rim width | −0.285 | 0.000 | ** | −0.107 | 0.144 | −0.199 | 0.006 | ** | −0.146 | 0.047 | * | −0.002 | 0.981 | 0.248 | 0.001 | ** | −0.185 | 0.011 | * | 0.117 | 0.112 | |||
Cup area | 0.089 | 0.226 | 0.114 | 0.120 | 0.080 | 0.276 | 0.188 | 0.010 | ** | 0.166 | 0.023 | * | −0.011 | 0.880 | −0.049 | 0.504 | 0.148 | 0.043 | * | |||||
Disc area | −0.003 | 0.967 | 0.077 | 0.294 | 0.075 | 0.310 | 0.115 | 0.117 | 0.140 | 0.057 | 0.171 | 0.019 | * | −0.200 | 0.006 | ** | 0.188 | 0.010 | ** | |||||
Rim area | −0.134 | 0.068 | 0.004 | 0.962 | 0.030 | 0.686 | −0.129 | 0.080 | −0.032 | 0.669 | 0.404 | 0.000 | ** | −0.342 | 0.000 | ** | 0.127 | 0.084 | ||||||
Cup-disc area ratio | 0.159 | 0.030 | * | 0.114 | 0.121 | 0.070 | 0.340 | 0.248 | 0.001 | ** | 0.138 | 0.060 | −0.262 | 0.000 | ** | 0.169 | 0.021 | * | 0.044 | 0.553 | ||||
Rim-disc area ratio | −0.160 | 0.029 | * | −0.114 | 0.122 | −0.073 | 0.324 | −0.246 | 0.001 | ** | −0.137 | 0.062 | 0.262 | 0.000 | ** | −0.167 | 0.022 | * | −0.043 | 0.562 | ||||
Rim-disc ratio of section 1 | 0.097 | 0.186 | −0.073 | 0.323 | 0.379 | 0.000 | ** | −0.232 | 0.001 | ** | −0.078 | 0.287 | 0.246 | 0.001 | ** | −0.221 | 0.002 | ** | −0.095 | 0.198 | ||||
Rim-disc ratio of section 2 | 0.002 | 0.980 | 0.023 | 0.758 | 0.185 | 0.011 | * | −0.150 | 0.040 | * | 0.010 | 0.889 | 0.327 | 0.000 | ** | −0.342 | 0.000 | ** | −0.001 | 0.990 | ||||
Rim-disc ratio of section 3 | −0.235 | 0.001 | ** | −0.074 | 0.317 | −0.198 | 0.007 | ** | −0.158 | 0.031 | * | −0.134 | 0.068 | 0.120 | 0.103 | −0.039 | 0.599 | −0.087 | 0.238 | |||||
Rim-disc ratio of section 4 | −0.177 | 0.016 | * | −0.074 | 0.317 | −0.314 | 0.000 | ** | −0.091 | 0.216 | −0.177 | 0.015 | * | 0.005 | 0.949 | 0.081 | 0.269 | −0.007 | 0.925 | |||||
Rim-disc ratio of section 5 | −0.230 | 0.002 | ** | −0.109 | 0.139 | −0.299 | 0.000 | ** | −0.115 | 0.117 | −0.115 | 0.118 | 0.123 | 0.094 | −0.046 | 0.531 | 0.047 | 0.523 | ||||||
Rim-disc ratio of section 6 | −0.164 | 0.025 | * | −0.151 | 0.039 | * | −0.064 | 0.385 | −0.175 | 0.016 | * | −0.018 | 0.804 | 0.273 | 0.000 | ** | −0.221 | 0.002 | ** | 0.044 | 0.554 | |||
Cup volume | 0.087 | 0.237 | 0.079 | 0.284 | 0.232 | 0.001 | ** | 0.123 | 0.093 | 0.177 | 0.015 | * | 0.057 | 0.435 | −0.143 | 0.051 | 0.129 | 0.079 | ||||||
Disc volume | −0.176 | 0.016 | * | −0.167 | 0.022 | * | 0.027 | 0.715 | 0.186 | 0.011 | * | 0.073 | 0.321 | 0.049 | 0.507 | −0.045 | 0.543 | 0.119 | 0.105 | |||||
Rim volume | −0.338 | 0.000 | ** | −0.137 | 0.062 | −0.257 | 0.000 | ** | −0.046 | 0.534 | −0.048 | 0.512 | 0.084 | 0.250 | −0.034 | 0.646 | 0.072 | 0.327 | ||||||
Mean cup depth | 0.085 | 0.246 | 0.052 | 0.479 | 0.281 | 0.000 | ** | 0.072 | 0.328 | 0.164 | 0.025 | * | 0.080 | 0.279 | −0.173 | 0.018 | * | 0.089 | 0.228 | |||||
Maximum cup depth | 0.067 | 0.361 | 0.044 | 0.547 | 0.237 | 0.001 | ** | 0.056 | 0.444 | 0.130 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.301 | −0.157 | 0.032 | * | 0.055 | 0.457 | ||||||
Height variation contour | −0.215 | 0.003 | ** | 0.015 | 0.834 | −0.433 | 0.000 | ** | 0.091 | 0.215 | 0.041 | 0.579 | −0.058 | 0.433 | 0.009 | 0.901 | 0.036 | 0.629 | ||||||
Depthmap maximum | −0.141 | 0.055 | −0.156 | 0.033 | * | −0.001 | 0.987 | 0.107 | 0.145 | 0.055 | 0.458 | 0.025 | 0.731 | −0.046 | 0.534 | 0.026 | 0.725 | |||||||
Depthmap minimum | −0.141 | 0.055 | −0.156 | 0.033 | * | −0.001 | 0.987 | 0.107 | 0.145 | 0.055 | 0.458 | 0.025 | 0.731 | −0.046 | 0.534 | 0.026 | 0.725 | |||||||
Rim category | 0.048 | 0.514 | 0.049 | 0.509 | −0.121 | 0.100 | 0.190 | 0.009 | ** | −0.024 | 0.741 | −0.262 | 0.000 | ** | 0.213 | 0.003 | ** | −0.011 | 0.880 | |||||
DDLS stage | 0.048 | 0.514 | 0.049 | 0.509 | −0.121 | 0.100 | 0.190 | 0.009 | ** | −0.024 | 0.741 | −0.262 | 0.000 | ** | 0.213 | 0.003 | ** | −0.011 | 0.880 | |||||
Rim decentering | 0.118 | 0.106 | 0.123 | 0.094 | 0.160 | 0.029 | * | 0.088 | 0.232 | 0.059 | 0.419 | −0.017 | 0.822 | −0.018 | 0.805 | −0.027 | 0.717 | |||||||
Disc tilt angle | −0.300 | 0.000 | ** | −0.183 | 0.012 | * | −0.361 | 0.000 | ** | 0.026 | 0.719 | −0.069 | 0.351 | −0.035 | 0.630 | 0.068 | 0.356 | 0.005 | 0.946 | |||||
Rim decentering (absolute value) | 0.140 | 0.056 | 0.128 | 0.081 | 0.163 | 0.026 | * | 0.073 | 0.318 | 0.022 | 0.766 | −0.101 | 0.168 | 0.142 | 0.053 | −0.080 | 0.277 |
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient: *; P value<0.05, **; P value <0.01, r: correlation coefficient
BCVA: best corrected visual acuity, IOP: intraocular pressure, MD: mean deviation, PSD: pattern standard deviat.