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Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of POAG subjects in this study

From: Factors associated with the occurrence of a fall in subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma

 

Number or average

Standard deviation

Number

294

 

Age (years)

64.6

10.5

Gender (male/female)

169/125

57.5%/42.5%

BMI (kg/m2)

22.5

3.1

Prevalence of DM

44

15.0%

Prevalence of HT

89

30.3%

Better visual acuity

(LogMar)

0.003

0.015

Worse visual acuity

(LogMar)

0.016

0.037

mTD (dB)

−1.8

3.8

mTDSP (dB)

−2.4

5.0

mTDSC (dB)

−2.2

5.3

mTDIC (dB)

−0.72

3.2

mTDIP (dB)

−1.3

3.5

Sedative/sleeping aid use

5/10

1.7%/3.4%

Walking minutes per day

88.3

99.9

The previous fall rate

36/294 = 12.2%

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, DM diabetes mellitus, HT hypertension, mTD mean of total deviation, mTD SP means of the TD values in the superior peripheral area, mTD SC means of the TD values in the superior central area, mTD IC means of the TD values in the inferior central area, mTD IP means of the TD values in the inferior peripheral area