Table 1. The general and clinical characteristics of the subjects, depending of gender.
| Parameters | Female (n=440) |
P | Male (n=185) |
P | ||
| POAG (n=238) | Control (n=202) | POAG (n=74) | Control (n=111) | |||
| Age (y) | 73.1±11.2 | 71.8±11.2 | 0.18 | 73.5±12.5 | 74.7±10.2 | 0.34 |
| Height of body (cm) | 160.7±7.1 | 162.7±5.7 | 0.49 | 171.6±7.0 | 170.5±6.3 | 0.09 |
| Body mass (kg) | 72.8±14.6 | 66.9±11.4 | <0.001 | 80.5±13.1 | 79.4±13.9 | 0.65 |
| BMI (kg/m2), n (%) | 28.6±5.8 | 25.2±3.9 | <0.001 | 27.4±4.4 | 27.3±4.3 | 0.55 |
| Normal (18.5-24.9) | 70 (29.4) | 114 (56.4) | <0.00 | 21 (28.4) | 33 (29.7) | 0.67 |
| Overweight (25.0-29.9) | 82 (34.5) | 66 (32.7) | 0.37 | 39 (52.7) | 64 (57.7) | 0.16 |
| Obesity (≥30) | 86 (36.1) | 22 (10.9) | 0.00 | 14 (18.9) | 14 (12.6) | 0.00 |
BMI: Body mass index; POAG: Primary open angle glaucoma. P: POAG vs Control.
n=625, mean±SD