Choroidal thickness and high myopia: a cross-sectional study and meta-analysis

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 2 Average choroidal thickness and 95 % CI at different locations in macula

Location (mm from fovea)	High myopia		Control		Mean Difference (μm)^a	95%CI (μm)		P
Location (mm from fovea)	Mean (μm)	SD (μm)	Mean (μm)	SD (μm)	Mean Difference (μm)^a	Lower Bound	Upper Bound	P
SFCT	200.54	69.39	276.21	64.67	−75.67	−88.56	−62.77	<0.001
Superior 1 mm	215.06	61.30	251.88	68.44	−36.81	−49.04	−24.57	<0.001
Superior 3 mm	197.71	63.96	257.91	64.64	−60.19	−72.54	−47.85	<0.001
Inferior 1 mm	198.90	61.66	242.11	73.16	−43.21	−56.51	−29.91	<0.001
Inferior 3 mm	182.56	59.60	227.67	76.01	−45.11	−57.71	−32.51	<0.001
Nasal 1 mm	171.76	66.11	226.07	76.26	−54.30	−67.60	−41.00	<0.001
Nasal 3 mm	104.90	45.97	150.10	62.27	−45.20	−55.16	−35.24	<0.001
Temporal 1 mm	189.29	67.02	250.52	69.04	−61.22	−74.12	−48.33	<0.001
Temporal 3 mm	181.58	65.64	242.04	72.16	−60.46	−73.78	−47.13	<0.001

CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation, SFCT subfoveal choroidal thickness
^aNormal group as reference

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