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Table 3 Basal epithelial cell density and area in the central and peripheral transparent cornea

From: Comparison of human corneal cell density by age and corneal location: an in vivo confocal microscopy study

 

Density (cells/mm2)

Area (μm2)

Total

  

 Central

6433 ± 999

159 ± 26

 Peripheral

6628 ± 1038

155 ± 25

  t value

1.359

1.177

  P value

0.178

0.243

Group A

  

 Central

6632 ± 932

155 ± 21

 Peripheral

7238 ± 903

142 ± 17

  t value

2.225

2.323

  P value

0.038*

0.032*

Group B

  

 Central

6193 ± 789

164 ± 22

 Peripheral

6334 ± 1148

163 ± 30

  t value

0.521

0.204

  P value

0.608

0.84

Group C

  

 Central

6,633 ± 1177

155 ± 24

 Peripheral

6513 ± 972

157 ± 24

  t value

0.395

0.26

  P value

0.697

0.798

Group D

  

 Central

6189 ± 1115

166 ± 33

 Peripheral

6488 ± 898

159 ± 22

  t value

0.978

0.773

  P value

0.344

0.451

  1. Differences between the central and peripheral cornea were analyzed using the paired Student’s t-test (*P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant)
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BMC Ophthalmology

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