Table 2 Comparison between male and female in OAG patients ≤65 yrs.

From: Age- and sex-dependency of the association between systemic antioxidant potential and glaucomatous damage

 

≤65 yrs OAG better eye

P-value

≤65 yrs OAG worse eye

All

Male

Female

Male vs Female

All

Male

Female

Number of patients

124

54

70

−

124

54

70

Age (yrs)

55.6 ± 8.4

55.1 ± 9.0

56.0 ± 7.9

0.86

−

−

−

Sex (Male:Female)

54:70

54:0

0:70

−

−

−

−

NTG:POAG

88:36

38:16

50:20

0.84*

−

−

−

dROM (U.CARR)

343.8 ± 55.9

339.8 ± 59.7

347.0 ± 52.9

0.33

−

−

−

BAP (mmol/L)

2042.5 ± 240.7

2016.5 ± 267.3

2063.0 ± 217.4

0.45

−

−

−

AL (mm)

24.9 ± 1.1

25.0 ± 1.1

24.9 ± 1.1

0.38

24.9 ± 1.1

25.0 ± 1.1

24.8 ± 1.1

IOP (mmHg)

13.4 ± 3.4

14.1 ± 3.6

13.6 ± 3.5

0.32

14.3 ± 4.2

15.0 ± 4.5

13.8 ± 3.8

VA (logMAR)

−0.1 ± 0.2

−0.1 ± 0.2

−0.04 ± 0.2

0.15

0.03 ± 0.3

0.05 ± 0.35

0.01 ± 0.3

CpRNFLT (mm)

83.3 ± 13.8

83.3 ± 14.9

83.3 ± 12.9

0.77

78.0 ± 13.5

76.3 ± 13.9

79.4 ± 13.2

MD (dB)

−8.4 ± 7.3

−8.3 ± 7.6

−8.57 ± 7.11

0.64

−15.0 ± 8.1

−15.8 ± 8.5

−14.5 ± 7.8

wrgc × 1000 cells

599.1 ± 268.3

614.5 ± 297.8

587.1 ± 244.11

0.76

426.6 ± 266.0

415.0 ± 301.6

435.7 ± 236.4

HL (%)

19 (15.3)

7 (12.7)

12 (17.4)

0.62*

−

−

−

Diabetes (%)

15 (12.1)

12 (21.8)

3 (4.3)

<0.01*

−

−

−

Current smoker (%)

16 (12.8)

13 (23.6)

3 (4.3)

<0.01*

−

−

−

  1. OAG = open−angle glaucoma, NTG = normal tension glaucoma, POAG = primary open angle glaucoma, VA = visual acuity, logMAR = logarithm of minimum angle of resolution, IOP = intraocular pressure, MD = mean deviation, AL = axial length, BMI = body mass index, dROM = diacron reactive oxygen metabolites, BAP = biological antioxidant potential, U. Carr = carrelli units, HL = hyperlipidemia, wrgc = weighted scale combining the estimated retinal ganglion cell count, cpRNFLT = circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness.
  2. Unmarked P values: Mann-Whitney U test, *Fisher exact test.
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