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. 2020 Dec 31;69(5):1127–1134. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2858_20

Table 4.

Changes in IOP and SC Parameters in POAG Subgroups Before and After Aerobic Exercise

Parameters PG (Mean ± SD) Non-PG (Mean ± SD)


Before Exercise After Exercise P* Before Exercise After Exercise P*
IOP, mmHg 16.50 ± 4.75 14.00 ± 3.79 <0.001 17.26 ± 3.93 15.22 ± 3.01 <0.001
Superior Area, pixels 75.51 ± 36.63 98.97 ± 62.29 0.026 73.95 ± 68.03 98.18 ± 96.31 0.114
Inferior Area, pixels 109.13 ± 110.66 132.18 ± 133.31 0.018 80.11 ± 69.06 100.22 ± 65.65 0.010
Nasal Area, pixels 103.60 ± 105.78 117.55 ± 126.10 0.258 93.45 ± 91.54 110.07 ± 103.7 0.005
Temporal Area, pixels 95.98 ± 94.72 102.59 ± 84.83 0.213 54.38 ± 44.95 77.30 ± 49.18 0.008
Superior Diameter, pixels 3.87 ± 1.58 4.46 ± 1.88 0.041 3.38 ± 1.71 3.98 ± 2.04 0.131
Inferior Diameter, pixels 4.53 ± 2.73 5.43 ± 3.27 0.029 4.15 ± 1.71 4.78 ± 1.88 0.171
Nasal Diameter, pixels 4.09 ± 2.32 4.30 ± 2.79 0.925 3.61 ± 2.09 4.59 ± 2.17 0.009
Temporal Diameter, pixels 4.14 ± 2.48 4.37 ± 2.34 0.459 3.17 ± 1.85 3.80 ± 1.81 0.049
Average Area, pixels 93.26 ± 69.12 107.53 ± 62.39 0.012 64.26 ± 40.24 88.62 ± 42.35 0.001
Average Diameter, pixels 4.07 ± 1.85 4.55 ± 1.97 0.015 3.92 ± 1.37 4.04 ± 1.39 0.004

IOP = Intraocular pressure; PG = Prostaglandin analogues; SC = Schlemm’s canal; SD = Standard deviation; * = Wilcoxon test (paired samples)