Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Patients Included in the Study
| Total | Normal Control | Hypertension | Glaucoma | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 86 | N = 35 | N = 27 | N = 24 | ||
| Variables | 136 Eyes | 54 Eyes | 43 Eyes | 39 Eyes | P Value |
| Sex, N (%) | |||||
| Females | 48 (56.98) | 18 (51.53) | 15 (55.56) | 16 (66.67) | 0.5013a |
| Males | 37 (43.01) | 17 (48.57) | 12 (44.44) | 8 (33.33) | |
| Systemic hypertension, N (%) | |||||
| No | 67 (77.91) | 25 (71.43) | 24 (88.89) | 18 (75.00) | 0.2389a |
| Yes | 19 (22.09) | 10 (28.57) | 3 (11.11) | 6 (25.00) | |
| Age, y (mean, SD) | 58.27 (6.75) | 57.20 (6.68) | 59.19 (6.69) | 58.79 (6.70) | 0.4735b |
| Axial length, mm (mean, SD) | 23.72 (1.08) | 23.82 (1.08) | 23.39 (0.84) | 23.95 (1.24) | 0.8420c |
| Ocular pressure, morning, mm Hg (mean, SD) | 16.79 (3.42 | 15.63 (2.72) | 19.00 (3.44) | 15.97 (3.16) | 0.0002 c |
| Ocular pressure, evening, mm Hg (mean, SD) | 15.38 (3.24) | 14.75 (2.24) | 17.50 (3.50) | 13.95 (3.00) | <0.0001 c |
| Diurnal change in ocular pressure, mm Hg (mean, SD) | 1.37 (2.31) | 0.87 (2.07) | 1.38 (2.54) | 2.03 (2.27) | 0.1963c |
| Mean deviation, dB (mean, SD) | −1.57 (3.76) | −0.75 (1.32) | −0.53 (1.25) | −3.92 (6.22) | 0.0038 c |
| Pattern standard deviation, dB (mean, SD) | 2.10 (1.77) | 1.66 (0.62) | 1.61 (0.45) | 3.27 (2.92) | 0.0002 c |
a
P values from χ2 test.
b
P values obtained from ANOVA test.
c
P values obtained from repeated measure ANOVA.
Statistically significant values are in bold.