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. 2016 Feb 12;11(2):e0148812. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148812

Table 1. Characteristics of healthy subjects.

All Age P value
20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 ≥ 60 years 50–59 vs. 20–29 ≥ 60 years vs. 20–29 Trend for age
Number of eyes 189 36 29 34 63 27 - - -
Number of patients 189 36 29 34 63 27 - - -
Age (years) 45 ± 14 25 ± 3 35 ± 3 45 ± 3 54 ± 3 65 ± 5 - - -
Sex (M: F) 93: 96 16: 20 10: 19 18: 16 31: 32 18: 9 0.648a 0.115a 0.233a
IOP (mmHg) 13.8 ± 2.5 15.0 ± 2.1 14.3 ± 2.6 12.3 ± 2.0 14.0 ± 2.8 12.7 ± 2.1 0.511 0.007 0.002
SE (diopter) -1.9 ± 2.1 -1.9 ± 1.6 -2.7 ± 1.8 -2.2 ± 2.0 -1.9 ± 2.3 -0.9 ± 2.0 1.000 0.246 0.082
SBP (mmHg) 118.8 ± 15.6 113.6 ± 13.5 113.8 ± 14.9 115.2 ± 15.0 120.4 ± 13.3 128.0 ± 19.4 0.254 0.046 0.006
DBP (mmHg) 71.7 ± 12.0 69.1 ± 10.8 71.5 ± 10.5 68.4 ± 12.3 73.5 ± 12.1 74.2 ± 13.3 0.596 0.727 0.283
MV (AU) 51.8 ± 6.8 54.1 ± 6.3 52.6 ± 8.4 52.0 ± 7.7 51.5 ± 6.2 48.7 ± 4.2 0.259 0.003 0.035
MT (AU) 13.5 ± 2.0 13.0 ± 2.1 13.2 ± 2.3 13.6 ± 1.8 13.8 ± 2.2 13.9 ± 1.5 0.430 0.277 0.297
MA (AU) 29.0 ± 4.2 30.5 ± 4.2 29.0 ± 4.9 28.7 ± 4.6 28.6 ± 3.9 27.9 ± 3.2 0.124 0.059 0.140

DBP = diastolic blood pressure, IOP = intraocular pressure, MA = overall mean blur rate, MT = mean blur rate in tissue area, MV = mean blur rate in vessel area, SBP = systolic blood pressure, SE = spherical equivalent

Unmarked P value: Steel-Dwass test, a: Chi-square test