Demographics and baseline clinical characteristics of the patients with glaucoma
Characteristic | n=223 eyes of 163 patients |
Age, years | 73.0 (71.4 to 74.6) |
Sex, female (%) | 88 (54.0) |
Race (African American/non-African American) | 34/129 |
Ever reported tobacco consumption, n (%) | 55 (33.7) |
>0–10 pack-years | 12 (21.8) |
>10–20 pack-years | 12 (21.8) |
20+ pack-years | 31 (56.4) |
Smoking intensity among ever smokers, pack-year | 27.4 (21.9 to 32.9) |
Hypertension, n (%) | 89 (54.6) |
Diabetes, n (%) | 29 (17.8) |
Disease severity defined by VF MD | |
Early glaucoma (MD ≥−6 dB), eye no (%) | 119 (53.4) |
Moderate and advanced glaucoma (MD <−6 dB), eye no (%) | 104 (46.6) |
Presence of choroidal MvD, eye no (%) | 103 (46.2) |
Axial length, mm | 24.4 (24.2 to 24.6) |
CCT, µm | 535.8 (530.1 to 541.5) |
IOP, mm Hg | 14.0 (13.2 to 14.7) |
24-2 VF MD, dB | −7.6 (−8.4 to −6.7) |
Average SSI | 58.7 (57.5 to 59.8) |
Values are shown in mean (95% CI), unless otherwise indicated.
CCT, central corneal thickness; IOP, intraocular pressure; MD, mean deviation; MvD, microvasculature dropout; SSI, Signal Strength Index; VF, visual field.