Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of elevation of IOP on glaucoma patients
| Categorical variable | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of residence | Urban | 672 | 53.59 |
| Rural | 582 | 46.41 | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 420 | 33.49 |
| Others | 834 | 66.51 | |
| Smoking status | No | 1182 | 94.26 |
| Yes | 72 | 5.74 | |
| Alcohol intake | No | 660 | 52.63 |
| Yes | 594 | 47.37 | |
| Having abnormal blood pressure | No | 888 | 70.81 |
| Yes | 366 | 29.19 | |
| Have diabetes | No | 906 | 72.25 |
| Yes | 348 | 27.75 | |
| Existence of Cataract surgery | No | 1074 | 84.65 |
| Yes | 180 | 14.35 | |
|
Existence of elevated IOP (> the normal range) |
No | 1006 | 81.20 |
| Yes | 248 | 19.80 | |
| Existence of eye trauma | No | 1134 | 90.43 |
| yes | 120 | 9.57 | |
| Existence of Corneal scar | No | 1200 | 93.69 |
| Yes | 54 | 4.31 | |
| Glaucoma patients free from other ocular problem | Not free | 762 | 40.77 |
| Free | 492 | 39.23 | |
| Having cataract surgery | No | 1128 | 89.95 |
| Yes | 126 | 10.05 | |
| Medication adherence | Adherent | 702 | 55.98 |
| Non-adherent | 552 | 44.02 | |
| Types of treatment | Timolol | 174 | 13.88 |
| Pilocarpine | 96 | 7.66 | |
| Timolol with Diamox | 54 | 4.31 | |
| Timolol with Pilocarpine | 618 | 49.28 | |
| Timolol, Pilocarpine and Diamox | 312 | 24.88 |
The descriptive results like mean and standard deviation of IOP for each category are indicated in Table 2