Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of controls and cases

ControlsCasesP value
Patients, n2017
Eyes, n3125
Females22 (71%)8 (32%)0.01
Males9 (29%)17 (68%)0.01
Mean (SD) age (years)50 (8)58 (9.2)0.06
Median (IQR) BCVA (logMAR)0 (0, 0)0 (0, 0.2)0.25
Median (IQR) spherical equivalent (dioptres)0 (−0.50, 0)0 (−0.8, 1)0.41
Median (IQR) intraocular pressure (mm Hg)12 (11, 14.5)16 (12, 19)0.21
Median (IQR) cup-disc ratio0.3 (0.3, 0.4)0.9 (0.8, 0.9)0.001
  • BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; logMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution.