Research Article

Gender- and Age-Related Differences of Ocular Biometric Parameters in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Table 2

Ocular biometric parameters by gender and age group.

Study population by gender and ageOcular biometric parameters mean (SD)Astigmatism (D) median (IQR)
#EyesAL (mm)ACDCorneal power (D)
K1K2K

40–49 years
 Male2424.40 (1.55)3.44 (0.42)41.70 (1.64)42.66 (1.85)42.18 (1.70)0.64 (0.50–1.15)
 Female2424.05 (2.11)3.26 (0.32)42.34 (1.49)43.88 (1.78)43.11 (1.52)1.28 (0.57–2.17)
 Total4824.23 (1.84)3.35 (0.38)42.02 (1.59)43.27 (1.90)42.65 (1.67)0.92 (0.50–1.79)
value (sex)10.1030.0460.2080.0160.0830.103
50–59 years
 Male9023.88 (1.53)3.33 (0.35)42.62 (1.62)43.54 (1.63)43.08 (1.58)0.80 (0.41–1.38)
 Female6923.53 (1.09)3.34 (0.40)42.87 (1.83)43.78 (1.72)43.32 (1.73)0.77 (0.43–1.12)
 Total15923.73 (1.36)3.33 (0.38)42.72 (1.71)43.65 (1.66)43.19 (1.65)0.78 (0.42–1.25)
value (sex)10.0580.8990.070.1310.0790.761
60–69 years
 Male19723.76 (1.02)3.31 (0.36)42.52 (1.40)43.36 (1.47)42.94 (1.39)0.65 (0.41–1.01)
 Female20223.36 (1.32)3.20 (0.37)43.30 (1.53)44.23 (1.45)43.76 (1.42)0.72 (0.46–1.05)
 Total39923.56 (1.20)3.25 (0.37)42.91 (1.52)43.80 (1.52)43.36 (1.46)0.68 (0.43–1.02)
value (sex)1<0.00010.003<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.163
70–79 years
 Male21223.55 (0.81)3.18 (0.44)42.73 (1.43)43.73 (1.43)43.23 (1.36)0.78 (0.48–1.32)
 Female26323.02 (1.07)3.00 (0.36)43.41 (1.68)44.33 (1.47)43.87 (1.52)0.72 (0.46–1.14)
 Total47523.26 (1.00)3.08 (0.41)43.11 (1.61)44.06 (1.48)43.59 (1.48)0.75 (0.46–1.20)
value (sex)1<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.0001<0.00010.163
≥ 80 years
 Male8323.73 (0.89)3.17 (0.40)42.51 (1.93)43.83 (1.67)43.17 (1.67)1.01 (0.74–1.56)
 Female11423.10 (1.11)2.97 (0.36)43.21 (1.73)44.29 (1.62)43.75 (1.63)0.85 (0.54–1.34)
 Total19723.37 (1.07)3.06 (0.39)42.91 (1.84)44.10 (1.65)43.51 (1.67)0.93 (0.58–1.44)
value (sex)1<0.00010.00030.0290.0820.0480.089
value (age)20.00010.00010.00020.0020.0010.0001

1Wilcoxon Mann–Whitney test; 2difference between age groups, independent of gender-sex; Kruskal–Wallis test. ACD-anterior chamber depth; AL-axial length; K1-flat keratometry; K2-steep keratometry; K-average keratometry; SD–standard deviation; IQR–interquartile range. In bold are the statistically significant results.