Table 1. Descriptive summary of the characteristics of the patients with glaucoma .
Number of a pair of eyes (%) | ||||||||
(1, 1), n=92 | (1, 0), n=69 | (0, 1), n=63 | (0, 0), n=313 | |||||
Variables | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
Age (y) | ||||||||
≤ 43 | 7) | 1.30 | 12 | 2.23 | 11 | 2.05 | 79 | 14.71 |
44-69 | 25 | 4.66 | 24 | 4.47 | 26 | 4.84 | 114 | 21.23 |
≥ 70 | 60 | 11.17 | 33 | 6.15 | 26 | 4.84 | 120 | 22.35 |
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 15 | 2.29 | 23 | 4.28 | 24 | 4.47 | 162 | 30.17 |
Male | 77 | 14.34 | 46 | 8.57 | 39 | 7.26 | 151 | 28.12 |
Residence | ||||||||
Rural | 18 | 3.35 | 30 | 5.59 | 24 | 4.47 | 168 | 31.28 |
Urban | 74 | 13.78 | 39 | 7.26 | 39 | 7.26 | 145 | 27.00 |
Diabetes | ||||||||
No | 42 | 7.82 | 45 | 8.38 | 35 | 6.52 | 107 | 19.93 |
Yes | 50 | 9.31 | 24 | 4.47 | 28 | 5.21 | 206 | 38.36 |
Duration of treatment (yrs.) | ||||||||
< 1 | 49 | 9.12 | 28 | 5.21 | 27 | 5.03 | 91 | 16.95 |
1-5 | 24 | 4.47 | 24 | 4.47 | 22 | 4.10 | 117 | 21.79 |
> 5 | 19 | 3.54 | 17 | 3.17 | 14 | 2.61 | 105 | 19.55 |
Stage of glaucoma | ||||||||
Early | 11 | 2.05 | 13 | 2.42 | 12 | 2.23 | 107 | 19.93 |
Moderate | 33 | 6.15 | 25 | 4.66 | 24 | 4.47 | 96 | 17.88 |
Advanced | 48 | 8.94 | 31 | 5.77 | 27 | 5.03 | 110 | 20.48 |
Hypertension | ||||||||
No | 50 | 9.31 | 43 | 8.00 | 42 | 7.82 | 186 | 34.64 |
Yes | 42 | 7.82 | 26 | 4.84 | 21 | 3.91 | 127 | 23.65 |
Family History of glaucoma | ||||||||
No | 58 | 10.80 | 41 | 7.64 | 42 | 7.82 | 118 | 21.97 |
Yes | 34 | 6.33 | 28 | 5.21 | 21 | 3.91 | 195 | 36.31 |
Type of medication | ||||||||
Timoglue | 31 | 5.77 | 23 | 4.28 | 22 | 4.10 | 110 | 20.48 |
Diamox | 40 | 7.45 | 26 | 8.48 | 24 | 4.47 | 118 | 21.97 |
Timolol | 21 | 3.91 | 20 | 3.72 | 17 | 3.17 | 85 | 15.83 |
Source: Alert Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; from January 1, 2018, to December 30, 2021
(1, 1): both eyes; (1, 0): only right eye; (0, 1): only left eye; (0, 0): neither left nor right eye.