Age (years)
Mean intraocular pressure of left eye ± SD (mmHg)
Underweight (BMI<18.5)
Normal Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9)
Overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9)
Obese (BMI>30.0)
11 - 20yrs
14.29 ± 1.18
14.39 ± 2.37
15.11 ± 0.96
15.70 ± 0.99
21 - 30yrs
14.50 ± 1.38
14.58 ± 2.45
17.77 ± 1.52
18.01 ± 1.27
31 - 40yrs
14.65 ± 2.44
15.83 ± 2.58
18.19 ± 1.75
18.75 ± 1.19
41 - 50yrs
15.89 ± 2.63
18.93 ± 2.26
19.44 ± 0.85
Table 2B:
Mean iop for categories of bmi according to their age groups (OS). Table 2B compares the mean IOP of the left eye (OS) in the various categories. The mean IOP is highest in the overweight and obese age groups.
