Table 1

Unadjusted mean biometric gonioscopy (BG) measurements (standard deviation in parentheses) by age and sex for the three racial groups—black, white, and Chinese races

RaceAgeBG mean (SD) for menNo of menBG mean (SD) for womenNo of womenTotal
Chinese40–494.42 (0.30)154.57 (0.33)1530
50–594.37 (0.31)153.85 (0.40)1530
60–694.03 (0.36)152.84 (0.37)1934
70–794.09 (0.33)152.98 (0.38)1631
Overall4.23 (0.16)603.51 (0.20)65125
Black40–494.11 (0.26)153.88 (0.19)1530
50–593.57 (0.19)154.05 (0.20)1631
60–693.25 (0.28)153.47 (0.26)1530
70–793.65 (0.25)113.74 (0.21)2031
Overall3.64 (0.13)563.79 (0.11)66122
White40–493.72 (0.24)154.01 (0.29)1934
50–594.56 (0.45)93.89 (0.29)1625
60–693.39 (0.43)73.56 (0.33)1724
70–794.07 (0.33)153.51 (0.25)1732
Overall3.95 (0.18)463.75 (0.15)69115
Total162200362