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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and ocular characteristics between patients with neurophthalmological conditions and normal-tension glaucoma

From: Neurophthalmological conditions mimicking glaucomatous optic neuropathy: analysis of the most common causes of misdiagnosis

Parametersa

NO Group (n = 68)

NTG Group (n = 21)

P value

Age (years)

44.6 ± 20

56.6 ± 13.8

p < 0.01

Gender (%; F/M)

53/47

68/32

p = 0.16

Race (%; C/A/Others)

79/2/19

43/35/22

p < 0.01

IOP (mmHg) b

17 (14.7, 18.7)

13 (12.7, 14.0)

p < 0.01

CCT (μm)

513.5 ± 41.9

529.1 ± 32.9

p = 0.14

MD Index (dB)

−6.5 (−10.3, −3.9)

−3.4 (−4.1, −2.3)

p = 0.01

PSD Index (dB)

5 (2.2, 8.5)

3.2 (2.2, 7.2)

p = 0.09

  1. NO neurophthalmological conditions, NTG normal-tension glaucoma, F female, M male, C caucasian, A asian, CCT central corneal thickness, MD mean deviation, PSD pattern standard deviation
  2. aNormally distributed variables represented by mean ± standard deviation; non-normally distributed variables represented by median (first quartile, third quartile)
  3. bAll normal-tension glaucoma patients were under medical treatment
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BMC Ophthalmology

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