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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study subjects

From: Peripapillary retinal artery in first diagnosed and untreated normal tension glaucoma

Variable

Controls (n = 60)

NTG (n = 51)

t values

P values

Age, mean (SD), y

59 (10.5)

54 (12.1)

−1.703

0.093*

Sex, n (%)

   

0.353**

 Female

30 (50%)

21 (41%)

/

/

 male

30 (50%)

30 (59%)

/

/

IOP, mean (SD), mm Hg

14 (2.0)

15 (1.6)

1.110

0.271*

CCT, mean (SD), μm

540.6 (17.8)

532.7 (24.4)

−1.398

0.169*

MD, mean (SD),dB

−2 (1.0)

−6 (4.6)

−5.992

< 0.001*

Cup area, mean (SD),mm2

1.01 (0.53)

1.53 (0.58)

3.653

< 0.001*

Rim area, mean (SD),mm2

1.56 (0.34)

0.75 (0.34)

−9.411

< 0.001*

Cup/disc area ratio,mean (SD)

0.34 (0.18)

0.65 (0.18)

6.107

< 0.001*

Avg.RNFL, mean (SD), μm

116 (8.9)

85 (11.1)

−11.642

< 0.001*

Sup.RNFL, mean (SD), μm

117 (8.6)

88 (14.7)

−8.847

< 0.001*

Inf.RNFL, mean (SD), μm

115 (10.7)

82 (12.0)

−11.103

< 0.001*

Superotemporal PRAC, mean (SD), μm

101 (9.8)

82 (15.1)

−5.538

< 0.001*

Inferotemporal PRAC, mean (SD), μm

105 (8.7)

80 (13.6)

−8.156

< 0.001*

Superonasal PRAC, mean (SD), μm

90 (7.5)

71 (11.6)

−7.417

< 0.001*

Inferonasal PRAC, mean (SD), μm

82 (9.8)

64 (10.0)

−7.252

< 0.001*

  1. Avg.RNFL average RNFL thickness, Sup.RNFL superior RNFL thickness;Inf.RNFL, inferior RNFL thickness
  2. *Independent t-test. ** χ2 test