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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Profile of central corneal thickness and corneal endothelial cell morpho-density in healthy Congolese eyes

Parameter

Overall

Males vs. Females

p value

Number of subjects

278

122 vs. 156

0.004

Age, years

38.9 ± 17.2

39.6 ± 17.5 vs. 38.5 ± 16.9

0.61

Age by age band

 10–19 (n = 51)

16.8 ± 2.7

17.2 ± 2.8 vs. 16.6 ± 2.7

0.52

 20–29 (n = 49)

24.5 ± 2.8

24.6 ± 2.9 vs. 24.5 ± 2.7

0.84

 30–39 (n = 50)

35.0 ± 3.0

35.2 ± 2.8 vs. 38.9 ± 3.3

0.67

 40–49 (n = 46)

45.6 ± 2.8

44.9 ± 2.7 vs. 46.3 ± 2.8

0.08

 50–59 (n = 43)

53.7 ± 2.5

53.0 ± 2.1 vs. 54.0 ± 2.6

0.21

  ≥ 60 (n = 39)

67.3 ± 5.6

68.8 ± 6.4 vs. 65.8 ± 4.5

0.10

IOP, mmHg

14.3 ± 2.8

14.1 ± 2.7 vs. 14.5 ± 2.9

0.24

CDR

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1 vs. 0.45 ± 0.15

0.09

OPP, mmHg

48.6 ± 8.9

48.3 ± 8.2 vs. 48.9 ± 9.4

0.60

SER, diopters

0.0 ± 1.3

0.0 ± 1.3 vs. 0.0 ± 1.4

0.91

Weight, kg

69.5 ± 15.4

69.1 ± 13.7 vs. 69.7 ± 16.6

0.75

Height, cm

167.9 ± 8.5

172.2 ± 7.7 vs. 164.6 ± 7.5

< 0.001

BMI

24.6 ± 5.2

23.3 ± 4.2 vs. 25.7 ± 5.6

< 0.001

SBP, mmHg

123.4 ± 18.4

123.8 ± 16.1 vs. 123.1 ± 20.1

0.75

DBP, mmHg

78.5 ± 12.9

77.4 ± 12.2 vs. 79.3 ± 13.5

0.24

  1. IOP Intraocular pressure; CDR Cup-to-disc ratio; OPP Ocular perfusion pressure; SER Spherical equivalent refraction; BMI Body mass index; SBP Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure