Table 1 General and Clinical Characteristics of Subjects According to the Presence of Glaucoma and Obesity.

From: Differential Association of Metabolic Risk Factors with Open Angle Glaucoma according to Obesity in a Korean Population

Characteristics

Non-obese

Obese

Non-glaucoma (n = 5495)

Glaucoma (n = 242)

P-value

Non-glaucoma (n = 2979)

Glaucoma (n = 100)

P-value

Age (yr)

56.0 ± 0.2

61.5 ± 1.0

<0.001

55.5 ± 0.3

61.7 ± 1.5

<0.001

IOP (mmHg)

14.4 ± 0.1

15.4 ± 0.3

0.003

14.7 ± 0.1

15.5 ± 0.4

0.042

Spherical equivalent (D)

−0.5 ± 0.0

−1.4 ± 0.3

0.003

−0.7 ± 0.1

−0.7 ± 0.3

0.821

Urban (%)

77.7 (1.9)

72.2 (4.7)

0.152

75.7 (2.2)

70.0 (6.1)

0.291

Low income (%)

17.9 (0.8)

31.0 (4.3)

<0.001

18.0 (0.9)

31.6 (5.6)

0.003

Regular exercise (%)

17.7 (0.7)

13.5 (2.8)

0.190

19.0 (1.0)

19.6 (4.2)

0.871

High education (%)

58.6 (1.1)

44.0 (4.6)

0.002

55.8 (1.3)

32.9 (6.1)

<0.001

Current smoker (%)

20.6 (0.8)

25.1 (4.1)

0.244

19.9 (1.0)

16.4 (4.9)

0.517

Heavy drinker (%)

8.2 (0.5)

7.5 (2.7)

0.797

11.9 (0.8)

6.8 (2.6)

0.128

Regular physical activity (≥mod intensity, %)

19.3 (0.7)

14.8 (2.9)

0.161

19.4 (1.0)

12.8 (4.1)

0.184

Hypertension (%)

29.6 (0.8)

49.2 (4.5)

<0.001

50.0 (1.3)

69.5 (5.9)

0.003

Diabetes mellitus (%)

9.2 (0.5)

13.9 (3.6)

0.120

16.2 (0.8)

23.4 (4.8)

0.080

BMI (kg/m2)

22.3 ± 0.0

22.3 ± 0.2

0.914

27.3 ± 0.1

27.5 ± 0.2

0.384

WC (cm)

78.4 ± 0.1

79.7 ± 0.7

0.066

90.5 ± 0.2

91.1 ± 0.8

0.450

Systolic BP (mmHg)

120.1 ± 0.3

126.7 ± 1.7

<0.001

125.4 ± 0.4

131.9 ± 1.8

<0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

74.6 ± 0.2

73.9 ± 0.8

0.365

79.2 ± 0.3

79.5 ± 1.3

0.870

FPG (mg/dL)

97.6 ± 0.4

100.5 ± 1.9

0.134

105.0 ± 0.6

107.4 ± 2.6

0.354

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

191.8 ± 0.6

187.7 ± 3.5

0.244

199.0 ± 0.9

195.9 ± 3.5

0.413

TGs (mg/dL)

108.3 ± 2.1

129.6 ± 12.8

<0.001

143.3 ± 4.0

142.5 ± 21.2

0.940

HDL-C (mg/dL)

53.2 ± 0.2

50.0 ± 1.2

0.006

48.4 ± 0.3

50.2 ± 1.1

0.103

LDL-C (mg/dL)

113.6 ± 0.5

107.7 ± 3.0

0.054

118.1 ± 0.8

113.3 ± 3.7

0.212

MetS (%)

22.3 (0.7)

40.1 (4.6)

<0.001

58.0 (1.2)

66.0 (6.3)

0.220

  1. Data are presented as the means ± SE, or % (SE).
  2. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; BP, blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TGs, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; IOP, intraocular pressure; SE, standard error.