Study population characteristics of POAG definite cases and controls among African Americans in EAGLE BioVU.

Median values were calculated for the following: Age at POAG diagnosis was determined by the date of when POAG ICD-9 (365.11) was first mentioned in the records. Age at last clinic visit (LCV) was taken as the date of the last CPT mentioned in the records for controls. An individual was classified as hypertensive if he/she met one of three criteria: systolic blood pressure > 140 mm/Hg, diastolic blood pressure > 90 mm/Hg, or on hypertension medications all within a two year window of when they were diagnosed with POAG in cases and a two year window of their LCV date for controls. Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), lipids (total cholesterol, high-density cholesterol, low-density cholesterol, and triglycerides), and body mass index (height and weight) were calculated from labs or measurements within two years of POAG diagnosis or LCV. Abbreviations: standard deviation (SD)
Study population characteristics of POAG definite cases and controls among African Americans in EAGLE BioVU.