Table 3.
Proportion of POAG and Healthy Eyes with an Observable Schlemm’s Canal Before and After Aerobic Exercise
| Quadrants | POAG Eyes with Observable SC | Healthy Eyes with Observable SC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before AE | After AE | χ2 | P(two tail)† | Before AE | After AE | χ2 | P(two tail)† | |
| Total, n (%) | 199/236 (84.3%) | 206/236 (87.3) | 0.852 | 0.356 | 141/144 (97.9) | 141/144 (97.9) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Superior Region, n (%) | 53/59 (89.8) | 53/59 (89.8) | 0.000 | 1.000 | 36/36 (100) | 36/36 (100) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Inferior Region, n (%) | 51/59 (86.4) | 52/59 (88.1) | 0.076 | 0.782 | 35/36 (97.2) | 35/36 (97.2) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Nasal Region, n (%) | 43/59 (72.9) | 48/59 (81.4) | 1.201 | 0.273 | 35/36 (97.2) | 35/36 (97.2) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Temporal Region, n (%) | 52/59 (88.1) | 53/59 (89.8) | 0.086 | 0.769 | 35/36 (97.2) | 35/36 (97.2) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| P (among four quadrants) | 0.045 | 0.458 | - | - | 0.796 | 0.796 | - | - |
AE = Aerobic exercise; SC = Schlemm’s canal. † = χ2 test.