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Table 1 Demographic and refractive data for premenopausal and postmenopausal women

From: Corneal topographic changes in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

 

Premenopausal (n = 26)

(Mean ± SD)

Postmenopausal (n = 36)

(Mean ± SD)

P-value

Age (year)

38.5 ± 4.9

49.2 ± 4.9

<0.001

BCVA (20/20 count)

26

36

1

Astigmatism

0.81 ± 0.57 D (4°–179°)

0.74 ± 0.5 D (1°–180°)

0.872

Horizontal curvature

43.5 ± 1.25 D

43.9 ± 1.4D

0.343

0.250*

Vertical curvature

44.1 ± 1.53D

44.6 ± 1.3D

0.170

0.352*

Estradiol level (pg/ml)

93.7 ± 33.4

22.37 ± 10.76

<0.001

Progesterone level (ng/ml)

6.36 ± 3.12

0.24 ± 0.11

<0.001

Fasting blood Sugar (mg/dl)

97.20 ± 7.46

100.86 ± 7.36

0.059

0.065*

  1. *: Adjusted with age (Multivariate Analysis result)
  2. SD: Standard deviation, BCVA: Best corrected visual acuity (Snellen), D: Diopter