Table 5 of Emam, Mol Vis 2014; 20:804-811.


Table 5. Nitrite/nitrate (NOX) plasma level (μM) in high-tension primary open-angle glaucoma patients (n=160) and controls (n=110) in Egyptians.

Parameters Patients Controls P value*
Number NOX level P value** Number NOX level P value**
NOS3 T-786C (rs2070744)
TT 63 26.3±4.2 60 26.4±4.1 0.89
TC+CC 97 21.1±3.9 <0.001 50 21.8±3.7 <0.001 0.3
NOS3 Glu298Asp (rs1799983)
Glu/Glu 81 23.6±4.0 63 24.6±4.1 0.14
Glu/Asp+Asp/Asp 79 22.7±3.9 0.15 47 23.9±3.9 0.37 0.1
NOS3 intron 4 polymorphism
b/b 110 23.4±3.9 70 24.5±4.1 0.07
b/a+a/a 50 22.6±4.2 0.24 40 24.0±4.1 0.54 0.12
Total 160 23.1±3.8 110 24.3±4.1 0.01