Link between neurodegeneration and trabecular meshwork injury in glaucomatous patients

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 5 Correlations between the levels of cytokines and clinical variables

	Age (y)		IOP (mm Hg)		Glaucoma Medications(n)		MD (dB)
	ρ	P	ρ	P	ρ	P	ρ	P
BDNF	0.102	0.635	−0.194	0.363	0.256	0.227	0.046	0.831
Cathepsin D	0.418	0.042	−0.146	0.496	0.115	0.594	−0.668	0.000*
sICAM-1	0.030	0.891	−0.130	0.543	−0.444	0.030	−0.579	0.003*
MPO	0.023	0.916	−0.036	0.868	−0.192	0.369	−0.340	0.104
sNCAM	−0.185	0.388	−0.041	0.848	−0.167	0.436	−0.426	0.038
sVCAM-1	0.277	0.190	0.124	0.563	−0.211	0.323	−0.695	0.000*
PAI-1	−0.216	0.311	−0.015	0.945	−0.176	0.411	−0.533	0.007*

Correlation coefficient (ρ) and P values are calculated by the Spearman’s correlation test
*Significance level at 5% (P < 0.0083), by Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons

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