Table 1.
Distribution of demographic, clinical characteristics and TNF-α concentration in PEG cases and controls
| Variables | Cases (n=49) |
Controls (n=88) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 59.8 (6.6) | 57.1 (12.1) | 0.159a |
| Sex (M/F) | 30/19 | 53/35 | 0.909b |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 13 (26.5) | 30 (34.00) | 0.360b |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 13 (36.5) | 28 (31.8) | 0.517b |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 1 (2.0) | 3 (3.4) | 0.648b |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.4) | 0.287b |
| Smoking, n (%) | 1 (2.0) | 4 (4.5) | 0.129b |
| TNF-α in pg/mL, mean (SD) | 5.54 (4.8) | 0.93 (1.49) | 0.000a |
| TNF-α in pg/mL, median (range) | 5.19 (0–17.8) | 0 (0–8) | 0.000c |
Notes:
a
Independent sample t-test;
b
Pearson’s chi-square test;
c
Mann–Whitney U test.
Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; PEG, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.