Table 3.
Distribution of glaucoma patients by gender and age group at the first consultation.
| Age Group | Male Group POAG | Female Group POAG | Whole Group POAG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| 20–24 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.1 |
| 25–29 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 30–34 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.8 |
| 35–39 | 4 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.3 |
| 40–44 | 6 | 4.3 | 18 | 4.7 | 24 | 4.6 |
| 45–49 | 11 | 7.9 | 27 | 7.1 | 38 | 7.3 |
| 50–54 | 9 | 6.4 | 36 | 9.4 | 45 | 8.6 |
| 55–59 | 20 | 14.3 | 81 | 21.4 | 101 | 19.3 |
| 60–64 | 20 | 14.3 | 73 | 19.1 | 93 | 17.9 |
| 65–69 | 26 | 18.5 | 52 | 13.6 | 78 | 14.9 |
| 70–74 | 19 | 13.6 | 36 | 9.4 | 55 | 10.5 |
| 75–79 | 13 | 9.3 | 28 | 7.3 | 41 | 7.9 |
| 80–84 | 9 | 6.4 | 8 | 2.1 | 17 | 3.3 |
| over 85 | 1 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.5 |
| Total | 140 | 100 | 382 | 100 | 522.0 | 100 |
POAG—primary open-angle glaucoma with high intra-ocular pressure; N—number of cases.