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. 2017 Oct 26;12(10):e0187093. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187093

Table 1. Demographics of the subjects.

NAION Fellow eyes POAG Normal controls p value
NAION vs. Fellow eyes* NAION vs. POAG POAG vs. Normal controls
Number of eyes 35 35 70 70
Age (years) 63.6 ± 8.6 63.6 ± 8.6 64.4 ± 9.0 64.3 ± 9.2 0.751 0.802
Male sex (%) 42.9 42.9 42.9 42.9
BCVA (logMAR) 0.5 ± 0.7 0.1 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.2 <0.001 <0.001 0.623
Spherical equivalent (dioptre) -0.2 ± 1.3 0.1 ± 1.2 -0.6 ± 1.8 -0.5 ± 1.6 0.182 0.024 0.680
Axial length (mm) 22.5 ± 1.0 22.6 ± 1.0 23.3 ± 0.9 23.3 ±0.8 0.945 0.112 0.761
Humphrey visual field test
    MD (dB) -17.7 ± 8.7 -1.1 ± 2.5 -13.5 ± 7.5 -1.2 ± 2.3 <0.001 0.118 <0.001
    PSD (dB) 7.5 ± 3.8 2.2 ± 1.4 7.6 ± 3.8 1.7 ± 1.8 <0.001 0.757 <0.001

NAION = non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, POAG = primary open-angle glaucoma

BCVA = best corrected visual acuity, MD = mean deviation, PSD = pattern standard deviation

* Linear mixed model

† Independent-t test