Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of the Eligible Blue Mountains Eye Study Participants by Glaucoma Status

	Incident OAG (Cases)	No OAG (Controls)	P Value
N	67	1919
Sex (% female)	73%	57%	.009
Age	68.9 ± 7.9	63.8 ± 8.3	<.001
Mean IOP (mm Hg)	17.6 ± 2.8	15.9 ± 2.6	<.001
Mean VCDR	0.53 ± 0.11	0.42 ± 0.12	<.001
Mean DD (mm)	1.52 ± 0.18	1.51 ± 0.17	.570
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	151.6 ± 21.2	144.0 ± 20.4	.005
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	85.7 ± 9.5	83.4 ± 9.6	.053

BP = blood pressure; DD = disc diameter; IOP = intraocular pressure; OAG = open-angle glaucoma; VCDR = vertical cup-to-disc ratio.

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.