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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar 14;155(6):971–982. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.01.020

Table 6.

Global rate of change of topographic optic disc parameters by Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Primary Open Angle Glaucoma status*: Univariate analysis

Not at POAG endpoint
(n=766 eyes)
POAG endpoint
(66 eyes)
Difference between POAG and Non-
POAG
Mean (95% CI) p-value* Mean (95% CI) p-value* Mean (95% CI) p-value
Rim area (mm2 /year) −0.0026 −0.0036, −0.0015 <0.0001 −0.0131 −0.0174, −0.0089 <0.0001 −0.0105 −0.0149, −0.0062 <0.0001
Rim Area (%/yr) −0.1723 −0.081, −0.1365 <0.0001 −0.8948 −1.1172, −0.6724 <0.0001 −0.7225 −0.9478, −0.4972 <0.0001
Rim to disc area ratio −0.0013 −0.0019, −8 × 10−4 <0.0001 −0.0064 −0.0085, −0.0042 <0.0001 −0.005 −0.0073, −0.0028 <0.0001
Cup to disc area ratio 0.0013 8 × 10−4, 0.0019 <0.0001 0.0064 0.0042, 0.0085 <0.0001 0.005 0.0028, 0.0073 <0.0001
Mean cup depth (µm/yr) 0.0015 0.0012, 0.0017 <0.0001 0.0028 0.0018, 0.0039 <0.0001 0.0013 3.0 × 10−4, 0.0024 0.0156
RNFL thickness (µm/yr) 3.0 × 10−4 −1.0 × 10−4, 7.0 × 10−4 0.2018 −0.0012 −0.003, 7 × 10−4 0.215 −0.0014 −0.0033, 5 × 10−4 0.1369
RNFL cross sectional area (µm2/yr) 0.0014 −7.0 × 10−4, 0.0034 0.1852 −0.006 −0.0152, 0.0031 0.1954 −0.0074 −0.0167, 0.0019 0.1207
Cup Shape 0.0022 0.0018, 0.0026 <0.0001 0.0041 0.0024, 0.0059 <0.0001 0.0019 0.0001, 0.0037 0.0383
Rim Volume above reference (µm3/yr) 0.0023 0.0004, 0.0016 <0.0001 −0.003 −0.0062, 0.0002 0.0638 −0.0053 −0.0086, −0.0021 0.0013
Cup volume below surface (µm3/yr) 7.0 × 10−4 3 × 10−4, 0.001 <0.0001 0.0054 0.0039, 0.007 <0.0001 0.0047 0.0032, 0.0063 <0.0001
Glaucoma probability score (%/yr) 0.26 0.11, 0.42 0.001 1.49 0.77, 2.22 <0.0001 1.23 0.49, 1.97 0.0011

POAG = Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

RNFL = Retina Nerve Fiber Layer