Lack of Association between Variant rs7916697 in ATOH7 and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in a Saudi Cohort

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of POAG cases and controls genotyped for SNP rs7916697.

Variables	Controls; (n = 171); No. ()	Cases; (n = 186); No. ()	p value^a
Demographic Characteristics
Age in years, mean (±SD)	60.9 (10.6)	58.9 (11.5)	0.096^∗
Male	98 (57.3)	101 (55.2)	0.560
Female	73 (42.7)	85 (45.7)	-
Systemic Diseases
Diabetes mellitus	65 (38.0)	75 (40.3)	0.654
Coronary artery disease	4 (2.3)	6 (3.2)	0.612
Hypertension	56 (32.7)	71 (38.1)	0.285
Hypercholesterolemia	8 (4.6)	14 (7.5)	0.263
Health Awareness / Behavior
Family history of glaucoma	7 (4.1)	18 (9.6)	0.039
Smoking	15 (8.7)	20 (10.7)	0.527

Chi² test, -test.