| Clinical characteristic |
Group A (n=44) |
Group B (n=41) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (SD) | 63.1 (7.0) | 62.8 (6.4) | 0.833^ |
|
Sex (n,%) Female Male |
33 (75.0) 11 (25.0) |
25 (61.0) 16 (39.0) |
0.165* |
|
Ethnicity (n,%) Malay Chinese |
29 (65.9) 15 (34.1) |
24 (58.5) 17 (41.5) |
0.483* |
|
Systemic Diseases (n,%) Hypertension Diabetes Mellitus Hyperlipidaemia |
17 (38.6) 12 (27.2) 9 (20.4) |
21 (51.2) 13 (31.7) 11 (34.1) |
0.244* 0.654* 0.489* |
| Visual Acuity, Log Mar (SD) | 0.36 (0.29) | 0.21 (0.23) | 0.012^ |
|
Intraocular Pressure (at diagnosis), mmHg (SD) |
43.6 (8.9) | 28.0 (14.4) | <0.001^ |
| Duration of diagnosis, years | 5.2 (2.7) | 4.2 (3.8) | 0.194^ |
|
Number of medications (n,%) Monotherapy Dual therapy Triple therapy Quadruple therapy |
14 (31.8) 8 (18.2) 13 (29.5) 9 (20.5) |
- - - - |
0.807* |