Clinical Study
Evaluation of Hemodynamic Parameters as Predictors of Glaucoma Progression
Table 1
Comparison of characteristics of patients treated with DTFC and LTFC.
| Characteristics | DTFC | LTFC | value (t-test) |
| Age | 56.93 (9.54) | 59.33 (7.7) | .455 | CCT (μ) | 548.03 (39.86) | 549.65 (41.71) | .914 | C/D ratio | 0.62 (0.14) | 0.65 (0.15) | .576 | SBP mmHg baseline | 157.70 (14.90) | 146.70 (20.22) | .101 | 1 month | 152.73 (16.90) | 136.00 (13.67) | .006* | 6 months | 161.80 (18.40)* | 146.800 (15.40)* | .022* | 12 months | 148.500 (11.18) | 144.200 (17.41) | .428 | 18 months | 158.63 (14.24) | 141.10 (15.21) | .003* | DBP mmHg baseline | 92.13 (8.12) | 86.80 (7.53) | .073 | 1 month | 93.73 (15.41) | 81.10 (7.04) | .009* | 6 months | 97.43 (12.19)* | 86.87 (9.49)* | .013* | 12 months | 91.07 (8.47) | 86.57 (9.10) | .172 | 18 months | 88.80 (5.81) | 83.83 (8.41) | .070 | IOP mmHg baseline | 22.10 (2.69) | 20.57 (3.25) | .171 | 1 month | 16.33 (2.11) | 14.90 (2.69) | .116 | 6 months | 16.17 (2.81) | 14.70 (2.57) | .147 | 12 months | 17.10 (2.42) | 15.13 (3.42) | .080 | 18 months | 16.17 (2.08) | 15.70 (3.38) | .653 | OPP mmHg baseline | 53.8933 (5.61) | 50.6100 (7.52) | .186 | 1 month | 59.27 (9.70)* | 51.47 (4.6)* | .011* | 6 months | 62.93 (8.98)* | 56.33 (5.84)* | .024* | 12 months | 56.38 (6.19) | 55.38 (6.92) | .683 | 18 months | 57.56 (3.81) | 52.18 (7.26) | .019* | SPP mmHg baseline | 135.60 (7.40) | 126.13 (10.51) | .008* | 1 month | 136.40 (12.1) | 121.10 (7.5) | .003* | 6 months | 145.63 (19.6) | 132.10 (8.4) | .020* | 12 months | 131.4 (8.25) | 129.07 (10.24) | .498 | 18 months | 142.46 (7.4) | 125.40 (9.34) | .0001* | DPP mmHg baseline | 70.03 (7.40) | 66.23 (8.11) | .191 | 1 month | 77.20 (15.12)* | 66.73 (5.35)* | .021* | 6 months | 81.33 (12.19)* | 71.67 (7.95)* | .016* | 12 months | 73.97 (8.41) | 71.43 (8.90) | .430 | 18 months | 72.97 (6.15) | 66.03 (11.03) | .045* |
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statistically significant. DTFC: dorzolamide/timolol fixed combination; LTFC: latanoprost/timolol fixed combination; CCT: central corneal thickness; C/D ratio: clinically determined cup-disc ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; IOP: intraocular pressure; OPP: ocular perfusion pressure; DPP: diastolic perfusion pressure.
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