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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with POAG (n = 132)

From: A comparison of the sensitivity of EQ-5D, SF-6D and TTO utility values to changes in vision and perceived visual function in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

 

N

Mean (SD) or %

Range

Socio-demographic

  

Gender

   

Female (%)

61

46.2%

 

Male (%)

71

53.8%

-

Age, mean (SD)

132

71.8 (11.0)

27.6 - 93.5

Living conditions

  

Living alone (%)

49

37.1%

-

Not living alone (%)

83

62.9%

 

Employment

  

Currently employed (%)

27

20.5%

-

Retired (%)

105

79.5%

 

Clinical

  

Years since POAG diagnosis, mean (SD)

128

14.3 (8.9)

0.28 - 40.6

Type of glaucoma*

  

High tension

115

87.1%

-

Normal Tension

17

12.9%

 

Currently using eye-drops (%)

  

Yes

122

92.4%

-

No

10

7.6%

 

Failed depression screener (%)

  

Yes

10

7.6%

-

No

122

92.4%

 

Visual

  

IVF , mean (SD)**

124

33.6 (37.6)

0 - 104

Better-seeing eye VA (logMAR), mean (SD)

132

0.3 (0.4)

−0.2 - 2.3

VAB (logMAR), mean (SD)

132

0.2 (0.4)

−0.18 - 1.85

Best-eye mean deviation, mean (SD)

101

−11.5 (8.2)

−29.6 – 1.10

Worse-eye mean deviation, mean (SD)

122

−18.9 (8.2)

−31.9 – 0.4

  1. * High and normal tension glaucoma defined on the basis of intraocular pressure (normal: 10–21 mm Hg; high: >21 mm Hg).
  2. **Higher values represent increasing visual field loss. 8 patients were unable to score a reliable VF test due to low vision (n = 124/132).
  3. IVF = integrated visual field score.
  4. VAB = binocular visual acuity.
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BMC Ophthalmology

ISSN: 1471-2415

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