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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jun 17;160(3):506–515.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.06.002

Table 2.

Comparison of Demographics and Anterior Segment Biometric Parameters between Open and Narrow Angles within Ethnic Groups

Ethnicity Ethnicity Narrow Angle Open Angle P Value
No. Patients White 61 105
Chinese 41 91
African 28 62
Hispanic 36 39
Age (years) White 68.3 ± 12.6* 65.1 ± 13.1* 0.128Ω
Chinese 70.4 ± 14.9* 62.0 ± 16.1* 0.004Ω
African 64.9 ± 9.8* 61.7 ± 14.1* 0.216Ω
Hispanic 66.7 ± 13.0* 67.4 ± 13.6* 0.822Ω
Sex (% female) White 63.93% 47.62% 0.042Φ
Chinese 70.73% 51.65% 0.040Φ
African 78.57% 58.06% 0.059Φ
Hispanic 83.33% 48.72% 0.001Φ
SE (diopters) White 1.0 ± 2.2* −1.3 ± 3.0* <0.0001Ω
Chinese 0.8 ± 3.3* −3.1 ± 3.7* <0.0001Ω
African −0.2 ± 1.6* −0.1 ± 2.4* 0.951Ω
Hispanic 0.9 ± 1.9* −1.0 ± 3.6* 0.013Ω
PD (mm) White 3.7 ± 1.4* 4.0 ± 1.3* 0.096Ω
Chinese 3.5 ± 1.5* 4.4 ± 1.1* 0.002Ω
African 3.8 ± 1.0* 4.0 ± 0.9* 0.240Ω
Hispanic 4.2 ± 0.7* 3.9 ± 1.1* 0.201Ω
ACA (mm2) White 18.3 ± 2.9* 22.7 ± 3.9* <0.0001Ω
Chinese 17.1 ± 2.3* 21.9 ± 4.1* <0.0001Ω
African 18.2 ± 2.4* 22.6 ± 4.0* <0.0001Ω
Hispanic 17.0 ± 2.2* 21.4 ± 3.5* <0.0001Ω
ACV (mm3) White 123.0 ± 25.5* 161.3 ± 35.3* <0.0001Ω
Chinese 110.6 ± 19.2* 149.4 ± 34.8* <0.0001Ω
African 120.2 ± 20.4* 157.6 ± 34.5* <0.0001Ω
Hispanic 110.8 ± 18.9* 147.1 ± 31.9* <0.0001Ω
ACW (mm) White 12.0 ± 0.5* 12.1 ± 0.5* 0.166Ω
Chinese 11.5 ± 0.4* 11.7 ± 0.4* 0.011Ω
African 11.8 ± 0.4* 12.0 ± 0.4* 0.020Ω
Hispanic 11.7 ± 0.4* 11.8 ± 0.5* 0.657Ω
LV (mm) White 0.76 ± 0.23* 0.41 ± 0.28* <0.0001Ω
Chinese 0.68 ± 0.22* 0.29 ± 0.33* <0.0001Ω
African 0.63 ± 0.21* 0.24 ± 0.26* <0.0001Ω
Hispanic 0.69 ± 0.21* 0.33 ± 0.28* <0.0001Ω
IT750 (mm) White 0.43 ± 0.07* 0.43 ± 0.08* 0.532Ω
Chinese 0.48 ± 0.10* 0.46 ± 0.07* 0.372Ω
African 0.49 ± 0.09* 0.44 ± 0.09* 0.022Ω
Hispanic 0.47 ± 0.09* 0.44 ± 0.06* 0.075Ω
IAREA (mm2) White 1.58 ± 0.25* 1.50 ± 0.23* 0.051Ω
Chinese 1.64 ± 0.25* 1.57 ± 0.23* 0.137Ω
African 1.71 ± 0.18* 1.64 ± 0.28* 0.148Ω
Hispanic 1.61 ± 0.26* 1.61 ± 0.32* 0.999Ω
CCT (μm) White 562 ± 33 557 ± 34 0.318Ω
Chinese 555 ± 52 551 ± 38 0.678Ω
African 540 ± 36 537 ± 38 0.696Ω
Hispanic 556 ± 30 554 ± 36 0.760Ω
IOP (mm Hg) White 16.4 ± 3.7 16.2 ± 3.8 0.753Ω
Chinese 16.5 ± 3.7 16.0 ± 2.7 0.392Ω
African 17.2 ± 3.1 16.5 ± 4.0 0.421Ω
Hispanic 17.5 ± 5.6 17.3 ± 3.4 0.840Ω

SE = spherical equivalent; PD = pupil diameter; ACA = anterior chamber area; ACV = anterior chamber volume; ACW = anterior chamber width; LV = lens vault; IT750 = iris thickness measured at 750 μm from the scleral spur; IAREA = iris area; CCT = central corneal thickness; IOP = intraocular pressure.

*

Data are expressed as mean value ± standard deviation.

Φ

P values by Pearson Chi Square.

Ω

P values by independent Student t tests.