Table 1. Demographics and clinical characteristics of healthy subjects and POAG.
| Healthy group (N = 19) |
POAG group (N = 20) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 51.68 ± 18.04 | 54.15 ± 16.14 | 0.655a |
| Sex (Male : Female) | 11 : 8 | 9 : 11 | 0.266b |
| Body-mass index (Kg/m2) | 24.10 ± 2.10 | 23.90 ± 3.51 | 0.836a |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 3 (15.8%) | 3 (15.0%) | 0.878b |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 5 (26.4%) | 6 (30.0%) | 0.945b |
| Spherical equivalent (Diopters) | -1.38 ± 2.29 | -2.61 ± 3.37 | 0.193a |
| Axial length (mm) | 24.10 ± 1.21 | 24.35± 1.30 | 0.597a |
| Central corneal thickness (μm) | 529.00 ± 28.23 | 535.77± 44.90 | 0.658a |
| Baseline IOP (mmHg) | 14.53 ± 1.64 | 14.97 ± 2.42 | 0.469a |
| Baseline vertical cup-to-disc ratio | 0.43 ± 0.14 | 0.78 ± 0.98 | <0.001a |
| Mean cpRNFL thickness | 95.73 ± 11.16 | 66.50 ± 13.69 | <0.001a |
| Mean deviation (dB) | 0.17 ± 4.05 | -8.94± 8.47 | <0.001a |
aStudent t-test
bChi-square test
cpRNFL, circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer