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Table 5 Endothelial cell density, cell area and the percentage of hexagonal cells 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

Parameters

Density (cells/mm2)

Area (μm2)

Percentage of hexagonal cells (%)

Total

   

 Central

2,879 ± 402

351 ± 68

50 ± 11

 Peripheral

2,915 ± 417

351 ± 58

46 ± 11

t value

1.07

0.059

2.189

P value

0.288

0.953

0.032*

Group A

   

 Central

3,145 ± 383

323 ± 42

59 ± 8

 Peripheral

3,155 ± 373

322 ± 38

58 ± 13

t value

0.175

0.211

0.211

P value

0.863

0.835

0.837

Group B

   

 Central

2,986 ± 314

338 ± 37

49 ± 13

 Peripheral

3,039 ± 360

333 ± 38

44 ± 9

t value

1.002

0.824

1.474

P value

0.329

0.42

0.16

Group C

   

 Central

2,730 ± 398

362 ± 106

47 ± 8

 Peripheral

2,756 ± 404

373 ± 73

43 ± 8

t value

0.398

0.576

1.599

P value

0.695

0.572

0.127

Group D

   

 Central

2,634 ± 326

386 ± 54

46 ± 12

 Peripheral

2,685 ± 176

380 ± 56

44 ± 11

t value

0.541

0.398

0.972

P value

0.596

0.696

0.348

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