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Table 2 Differences in peripapillary RNFL thickness measured by OCT between the control group and OSA group

From: Assessment of the retinal nerve fiber layer in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea

	Control				OSA
	Min	Max	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Mean	SD	p*
H1	58	161	117.15	21.96	30	163	112.72	24.18	0.394
H2	19	139	87.93	23.26	64	160	93.85	18.39	0.210
H3	15	83	58.43	13.51	45	77	59.90	7.82	0.552
H4	41	115	73.38	17.28	30	104	68.45	13.03	0.154
H5	61	162	108.55	25.69	81	210	120.03	29.37	0.067
H6	104	211	148.85	25.04	103	213	150.10	24.01	0.820
H7	11	180	141.35	28.22	92	181	134.93	21.99	0.260
H8	49	86	68.17	10.36	42	95	64.45	11.83	0.138
H9	34	73	50.15	8.21	36	66	51.78	6.85	0.340
H10	55	144	78.18	16.22	43	100	73.58	12.89	0.164
H11	102	184	132.28	18.50	10	169	122.37	30.21	0.081
H12	86	195	133.63	27.11	39	183	128.48	32.80	0.446
Superior	101	161	127.65	15.58	55	151	120.75	19.86	0.088
Inferior	101	165	133.70	16.10	110	171	134.13	15.61	0.905
Nasal	38	110	74.07	14.61	52	148	77.72	17.78	0.319
Temporal	47	88	65.32	8.95	51	79	63.95	7.55	0.460
Average thickness	84	120	100.20	8.53	61	114	97.00	10.43	0.137

Values are expressed in microns (μm)
OSA Obstructive sleep apnea, Min Minimum, Max Maximum, SD Standard deviation, H retinal nerve fiber layer thickness at every clock hour position for a right eye
*Student’s t test

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