Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all variables, non-RC tear group versus RC tear group

Sex

0.017**

 Male

23 (57.5%)

14 (29.8%)

 Female

17 (42.5%)

33 (70.2%)

Age (years)

61.0 (5.3)

59.3 (5.9)

0.142*

DM

0.970**

 Yes

7 (17.5%)

7 (14.9%)

 No

33 (82.5%)

40 (85.1%)

HTN

0.823**

 Yes

12 (30.0%)

12 (25.5%)

 No

28 (70.0%)

35 (74.5%)

CVA

0.887**

 Yes

2 (5.0%)

1 (2.1%)

 No

38 (95.0%)

46 (97.9%)

Glucose (mg/dL)

109.0 (21.5)

117.7 (34.8)

0.159*

Mg (mg/dL)

2.0 (0.3)

2.0 (0.2)

0.277*

Ca (mg/dL)

9.2 (0.4)

9.2 (0.7)

0.862*

P (mg/dL)

3.2 (0.6)

3.6 (0.7)

0.008*

Zn (mg/dL)

74.8 (12.8)

71.3 (12.6)

0.203*

HCY (μmol/L)

9.4 (2.4)

9.3 (3.1)

0.924*

Vit D (ng/mL)

15.7 (7.2)

21.6 (10.0)

0.002*

Vit B₁₂ (pg/mL)

528.4 (145.7)

627.1 (183.0)

0.007*

Folate (ng/mL)

8.6 (6.5)

8.2 (4.4)

0.739*

BMD (g/cm²)

−1.8 (1.2)

−1.4 (1.2)

0.116*