Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants.
| Parameters | Advanced Glaucoma (n = 20) |
Moderate Glaucoma (n = 20) |
Controls (n = 20) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Age (years) | 66.35 ± 6.35 | 65.30 ± 7.50 | 64.55 ± 6.9 | 0.878 |
| Women | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0.626 # |
| Men | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
| Height (cm) | 169.10 ± 7.67 | 170.05 ± 8.80 | 172.55 ± 8.13 | 0.437 |
| Weight (kg) | 79.83 ± 9.94 | 80.18 ± 14.21 | 81.46 ± 8.85 | 0.754 |
| PA (MET, min/week) | 4580.00 ± 3432.07 | 5913.98 ± 4442.51 | 7588.78 ± 4554.29 | 0.077 |
| Snellen BCVA | ||||
| Better eye | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.1 b | 1.0 ± 0.1 ccc | 0.001 |
| Worse eye | 0.6 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.2 bbb | 1.0 ± 0.1 ccc | <0.001 |
| Monocular VF | ||||
| MD better eye (dB) | −6.94 ± 5.65 | −4.68 ± 2.75 bbb | 0.87 ± 0.78 ccc | <0.001 |
| MD worse eye (dB) | −21.45 ± 6.84 aa | −9.42 ± 1.86 bbb | 0.37 ± 0.83 ccc | <0.001 |
| Binocular VF | ||||
| Defect scores (n) | 34.15 ± 14.89 a | 14.70 ± 12.36 bb | 0.70 ± 1.13 ccc | <0.001 |
| Esterman coefficient score (%) | 71.54 ± 12.41 a | 87.75 ± 10.30 bb | 99.42 ± 0.94 ccc | <0.001 |
BCVA = best corrected visual acuity, MD = mean deviation, SD = standard deviation, VF = visual field, # the chi-square statistic. Pairwise comparisons: AG vs. MG a p < 0.05; aa p < 0.01; MG vs. CG b p < 0.05; bb p < 0.01; bbb p < 0.001; AG vs. CG ccc p < 0.001.