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Br J Ophthalmol 84:786-787 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.7.786
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Do sex and hormonal status influence choroidal circulation?

Table 1

Results (mean (SEM)) obtained for pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF), pulse amplitude (PA), intraocular pressure (IOP), heart rate (HR), and blood pressure (BP) in the four groups tested with patient number and mean age noted

No Mean age POBF
(μl/min)
PA
(mm Hg)
IOP
(mm Hg)
HR
(min)
Mean BP
(mm Hg)
Female <42 years 23 28.05  (7.4) 1178.2  (50.5) 4.1  (0.8) 16  (2.7) 75  (11) 96  (8)
Female >55 years 16 70.7 (7.4) 994.6 ( 94.4) 2.7 (0.7) 17 (2.9) 74 (11) 105 (4)
Male <42 years 15 25.4 (5.7) 989.7 (80.9) 3.4 (1.0) 16.5 (2) 72 (12) 98 (9)
Male >55 years 12 65.4 (5.9) 898.4 (116.7) 3.2 (0.7) 17.5 (1.8) 77 (15) 106 (7)

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