Table 3 Subjects characteristics in measurement of early hypertensive choriocapillaris vasculature change.

From: Novel Classification of Early-stage Systemic Hypertensive Changes in Human Retina Based on OCTA Measurement of Choriocapillaris

KWB

G0

G1

G2

P

Number

159

35

12

 

Male/Female

68/91

16/19

4/8

 

Systemic condition

   Mean age (years)

61.7 ± 8.5

66.4 ± 9.9

66.2 ± 10.7

0.027

   Mean BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 3.4

23.2 ± 3.6

23.9 ± 3.6

0.46

   Mean SBP (mmHg)

135 ± 19

144 ± 22

153 ± 21

0.006

   Mean DBP (mmHg)

80 ± 12

83 ± 14

89 ± 19

0.028

   Mean BP (mmHg)

99 ± 14

104 ± 16

110 ± 19

0.004

Ocular condition

   Mean visual acuity (logMAR)

−0.04 ± 0.10

0.00 ± 0.10

0.02 ± 0.11

0.14

   Mean IOP (mmHg)

13.1 ± 2.3

12.8 ± 2.9

12.5 ± 1.6

0.33

   Mean AL (mm)

23.81 ± 0.91

23.68 ± 1.00

23.96 ± 1.46

0.34

Medication

   Antihypertensive (number, %)

47 (29.6%)

20 (57.1%)

6 (50%)

 

   Hypoglycemic (number, %)

5 (3.1%)

1 (2.9%)

1 (8.3%)

 

   Antihyperlipidemic (number, %)

44 (27.7%)

13 (37.1%)

3 (25%)

 
  1. Statistically analyzed by non-repeated measures ANOVA. KWB: Keith–Wagener–Barker classification, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, BP: blood pressure, IOP: intraocular pressure, AL: axial length.
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