Demographics of glaucoma suspects with and without partial posterior vitreous detachments
| Characteristic | With pPVD (n=55) | Without pPVD (n=46) | P value |
| Age (years, average ±SD, range) | 53.6±11.3 (13–85) | 58.6±21.5 (9–93) | 0.16 |
| Female (n, %) | 34 (61.8%) | 35 (76.0%) | 0.12 |
| Ethnicity, self-reported (n, %) | 0.85 | ||
| Caucasian | 39 (70.9%) | 33 (71.7%) | |
| African-American | 8 (14.5%) | 7 (15.2%) | |
| Asian | 5 (9.1%) | 4 (8.7%) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (5.5%) | 2 (4.3%) | |
| Refractive error (diopters, average spherical equivalent ±SD, range) | −0.50±1.89 (−5.00 to +3.25) | −0.32±1.90 (−4.25 to +3.25) | 0.62 |
pPVD, partial posterior vitreous detachment; SD, standard deviation.