Table 1.
Parameters | Glaucoma (n=120) | Glaucoma suspect (n=125) | Nil glaucoma (n=80) | Other conditions predisposing to glaucoma* (n=59) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
Mean (SD) | 25.2 (9.35) | 28.04 (8.80) | 26.63 (9.11) | 22.78 (8.59) | 0.002K |
Age distribution | 0.115C | ||||
5-10 | 11 (9.2) | 7 (5.6) | 4 (5.0) | 5 (8.5) | |
11-20 | 30 (25.0) | 22 (17.6) | 19 (23.8) | 20 (33.9) | |
21-30 | 38 (31.7) | 37 (29.6) | 25 (31.3) | 21 (35.6) | |
31-39 | 41 (34.2) | 59 (47.2) | 32 (40.0) | 13 (22.0) | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 78 (65.0) | 62 (49.6) | 32 (40.0) | 44 (74.6) | <0.001C |
Family history | |||||
Yes | 19 (15.8) | 22 (17.6) | 34 (42.5) | - | <0.001C |
SES | |||||
High SLI | 70 (24.7) | 105 (37.10) | 68 (24.0) | 40 (14.1) | <0.001C |
Medium SLI | 38 (46.3) | 18 (21.9) | 10 (12.2) | 16 (19.5) | |
Low SLI | 12 (63.2) | 2 (10.5) | 2 (10.5) | 3 (15.8) | |
Education | |||||
Uneducated | 3 (2.5) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.5) | 2 (3.4) | 0.244F |
School | 68 (56.7) | 59 (47.2) | 34 (42.5) | 34 (57.6) | |
Graduation | 49 (40.8) | 65 (52.0) | 44 (55.0) | 23 (39.0) |
Chi-square test; F-Fisher’s exact test; K-Kruskal Wallis test; SES: Socioeconomic status, SLI: Standard of living index. *Includes secondary raised IOP and miscellaneous conditions such as angle recession and retino-choroidal coloboma