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Table 3 Factors associated with the presenting intraocular pressure

From: Profile of primary childhood glaucoma at a child eye health tertiary facility in Malawi

 

IOP in the worse eye (mmHg) a, n = 45

P-value b

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Sex

 Male

32.5 (11.8)

30 (21–42)

 

 Female

33.9 (8.8)

34 (29–38)

0.57

Type of primary glaucoma

 PCG

31.8 (10.3)

30 (24–38)

 

 JOAG

47 (8.2)

49 (38–54)

0.02

Subtype of PCG, n = 42

 Infantile onset PCG

29.6 (8.8)

29 (23–37)

 

 Late-recognised PCG

35.5 (11.7)

35.5 (29–45)

0.10

Ocular involvement

 Bilateral

34.3 (11.1)

33 (28–42)

 

 Unilateral

28.2 (8.9)

29 (21–34)

0.17

  1. IOP Intraocular pressure, PCG Primary congenital glaucoma, JOAG Juvenile open angle glaucoma, SD Standard deviation
  2. a IOP in the eye with a higher IOP value than the contralateral eye
  3. b Mann-Whitney U test