Research Article

Relationship between Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Visual Field Progression in Patients with Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma

Table 2

Baseline demographic and disease characteristics of PACG subjects with and without visual field progression.

VariableNo progression ()Progression ()t value value

Age (year)2.1340.036&
Gender (male/female)21/3016/270.1540.695
BMI (m2/kg)1.1120.269&
SBP (mm Hg)0.3490.728&
DBP (mm Hg)0.4090.684&
Smoking (yes/no)10/4113/301.4250.233
Drinking (yes/no)15/369/340.8830.347
Number of topical glaucoma medications,
 022
 1-22013
 >235220.3820.938
Visual acuity (logMAR)1.0630.290&
IOP (mm Hg)0.6670.506&
VCDR0.2770.783&
CCT (mm)0.3910.697&
ACD (cm)2.3870.019&
AL (cm)1.4550.149&
MS(dB)1.1850.239&
MD (baseline, dB)1.1250.264&
MD (6 months, dB)1.3950.166&
MD (12 months, dB)1.3860.169&
MD (18 months, dB)1.6850.095&
MD (24 months, dB)1.8350.070&
GPX (U/L)0.5410.590&
GR (U/L)0.5030.616&
SOD (U/mL)3.3330.001&
TAS4.557<0.001&
MDA (umol/l)2.7790.007&
H2O2 (umol/l)1.0940.277&

&Independent-samples -test; #Mann-Whitney test; test. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; IOP: intraocular pressure; VCDR: vertical cup-disc ratio; CCT: central corneal thickness; ACD: anterior chamber depth; AL: axial length; MD: visual field mean deviation; MS: visual field mean sensitivity; SOD: superoxide dismutase; TAS: total antioxidant status; H2O2: hydrogen peroxide; MDA: malondialdehyde; GPX: glutathione peroxidase; GR: glutathione reductase.