Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Changes and Thyroid Dysfunction in an Urban South Korean Population
Table 1
Demographic and general health characteristics.
Characteristics
Glaucoma (+) ()
Glaucoma (−) ()
value
Age, years (mean ± SD)
44.10 ± 9.17
40.50 ± 8.50
<0.001
Male (%)
1736 (71.4%)
91,823 (56.8%)
<0.001
IOP (mmHg)
15.8 ± 3.1
15.0 ± 3.0
<0.001
Diabetes (%)
157 (6.5)
4732 (2.9)
<0.001
Hypertension (%)
497 (20.4)
13,998 (8.7)
<0.001
Hyperlipidaemia (%)
473 (19.5)
22,332 (13.8)
<0.001
Current smoker (%)
547 (22.5)
33,158 (20.5)
0.033
TSH (μIU/mL)
2.39 ± 3.64
2.26 ± 2.67
0.089
Free T4 (ng/dL)
1.27 ± 0.25
1.26 ± 0.23
0.080
T3 (pg/mL)
3.21 ± 0.84
3.162 ± 0.65
<0.001
Hyperthyroidism (%)
37 (1.5%)
2752 (1.7%)
<0.001
Hypothyroidism (%)
36 (1.5%)
3086 (1.9%)
<0.001
Nodular cyst (%)
138 (5.6%)
11,239 (6.7%)
<0.001
Hormone treatment (%)
48 (2.0%)
3081 (1.8%)
<0.001
Characteristic
Disc haemorrhage (+) ()
Disc haemorrhage (−) ()
value
Age, years (mean ± SD)
44.68 ± 8.97
40.55 ± 8.51
<0.001
Male (%)
151 (66.81%)
93,408 (57.02%)
0.003
Continuous values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Categorical values are presented as percentage (%). Student’s t-test, Chi-square test.
