Table 3 Characteristics of the study population comparison group without primary open angle glaucoma (n = 416595) and primary open angle glaucoma group (n = 4138).

From: Health care claims for primary open-angle glaucoma and retinal vein occlusion from an 11-year nationwide dataset

 

Comparison Group No. (%)

POAG Group No. (%)

P Value

RVO

  

<0.001

No event

415033 (99.63)

4097 (99.01)

 

Event

1562 (0.37)

41 (0.99)

 

Age (≥65 yrs)

92561 (22.22)

1572 (37.99)

<0.001

Sex (Male)

199480 (47.88)

1756 (42.44)

<0.001

Hypertension

  

<0.001

No

321529 (77.18)

2383 (57.59)

 

Yes

95066 (22.82)

1755 (42.41)

 

Diabetes mellitus

  

<0.001

No

384280 (92.24)

3501 (84.61)

 

Yes

32315 (7.76)

637 (15.39)

 

Dyslipidemia

  

<0.001

No

379625 (91.13)

3497 (84.51)

 

Yes

36970 (8.87)

641 (15.49)

 

Household income relative to the median (0–50%)

170343 (40.89)

1755 (42.41)

0.048

Residential area (Rural)

225255 (54.07)

2246 (54.28)

0.790

  1. POAG = primary open angle glaucoma; RVO = retinal vein occlusion.