TABLE 1.
Baseline measurements in persons of African Descent v. European Descent
| African Descent Mean (95% CI) |
European Descent Mean (95% CI) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (n=) | Male: 21 | Male: 47 | 0.1340 |
| Female: 8 | Female: 36 | ||
| Mean age (years) | 66 | 66 | 0.9311 |
| BMI | 29.4 (28.2, 30.7) | 29.0 (28.3, 29.8) | 0.5822 |
| Systolic BP | 138.8 (129.8, 147.8) | 134.4 (128.8, 140.0) | 0.3733 |
| Heart Rate | 72.0 (67.0, 77.3) | 71.2 (68.1, 74.4) | 0.7757 |
| IOP | 16.98 (14.92, 19.04) | 16.04 (14.76, 17.32) | 0.4035 |
| OPP | 51.58 (46.75, 56.40) | 50.15 (47.15, 53.14) | 0.5885 |
| VF MD | −3.67 (−2.18, −5.38) | −2.63 (−1.76, −3.57) | 0.2122 |
| VF PSD | 3.57 (2.48, 4.99) | 3.20 (2.54, 3.97) | 0.5659 |
| Superior Mean Retinal Flow | 430 (383, 482) | 399 (371, 428) | 0.2336 |
| Inferior Mean Retinal Flow | 477 (414, 550) | 393 (361, 429) | 0.0135 |
| HRT3 Cup Area | 0.955 (0.714, 1.196) | 0.946 (0.793, 1.099) | 0.9469 |
| HRT3 Rim Area | 1.320 (1.136, 1.504) | 1.202 (1.085, 1.319) | 0.2444 |
| HRT3 C/D Area Ratio | 0.413 (0.328, 0.498) | 0.420 (0.366, 0.474) | 0.8888 |
| HRT3 Linear C/D Ratio | 0.630 (0.553, 0.707) | 0.625 (0.576, 0.675) | 0.9156 |
IOP=intraocular pressure, OPP=ocular perfusion pressure, VF=visual field, MD=mean deviation, PSD=pattern standard deviation, HRT3= Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph version III, C/D=cup/disk. Races were compared for differences in baseline measurements using analysis of covariance.