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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Glaucoma. 2021 Dec 2;31(6):e18–e31. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001968

Table 5: Types of Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy in Patients with and without Metabolic Syndrome.

The types of glaucomatous optic neuropathy, as broken down by presence of metabolic syndrome.

Metabolic syndrome No Metabolic syndrome Total P-value
Glaucomatous optic neuropathy, N 3971 682 4653 <0.05
 Primary open angle, N (%) 3644 (91.8) 640 (93.8) 4284 (92.1)
 Normal tension, N (%) 107 (2.70) 13 (1.92) 120 (2.58)
 Pseudoexfoliation, N (%) 184 (4.63) 20 (2.93) 204 (4.38)
 Pigment dispersion, N (%) 36 (0.907) 9 (1.32) 45 (0.967)