Skip to main content
. 2014 Jun 12;9(6):e99138. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099138

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.