Table 1.
Demographics and co-morbidities of the Study Population
| Eyelid Laxity (any upper or lower) |
No Eyelid Laxity |
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (n, %) | 98 (71%) | 40 (29%) | ||
| Age (mean±SD) | 67±10 | 55±8 | <0.005 | |
| Gender (n, %) | male | 96 (98%) | 31 (78%) | <0.005 |
| Race (n, %) | white | 58 (59%) | 16 (40%) | 0.05 |
| black | 38 (39%) | 24 (60%) | ||
| Ethnicity (n, %) | Hispanic | 22 (22%) | 15 (38%) | 0.07 |
| Smoking Status (n, %) | never | 15 (15%) | 8 (20%) | 0.53 |
| past | 52 (53%) | 23 (58%) | ||
| current | 31 (32%) | 9 (22%) | ||
| Self- Reported Health Status (n, %) | excellent+good | 60 (61%) | 31 (78%) | 0.06 |
| fair+poor | 38 (39%) | 9 (22%) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | 34 (35%) | 17 (43%) | 0.39 | |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 79 (81%) | 27 (68%) | 0.10 | |
| Hypercholesterolemia (n, %) | 67 (68%) | 22 (55%) | 0.14 | |
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia (n, %) | 19 (19%) | 3 (8%) | 0.08 | |
| Sleep apnea (n, %) | 16 (16%) | 9 (23%) | 0.39 |