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Table 1 represents the mean, standard deviation, 95 % confidence interval, as well as their respective p-values (ANOVA based on mixed effects model) of the a- and b-wave amplitudes, as well as the corresponding implicit times of the scotopic ERG for both electrode types

From: Comparing DTL microfiber and Neuroline skin electrode in the Mini Ganzfeld ERG

ERG Recordings

Electrodes

Mean ± SD

95 % confidence interval

P-values between eyes

P-values between Elctrodes

A-wave amplitudes

0.01 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

−29.27 ± 37.15

−20.35 ± 23.12

−43.04,−15.50

−35.58,−5.13

0.811

0.384

0.03 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

−38.64 ± 41.64

−16.17 ± 21.68

−49.64,−25.01

−28.81,−2.93

0.347

0.019*

0.1 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

−60.76 ± 45.91

−17.55 ± 11.54

−71.38,−46.41

−30.57,−2.90

0.289

<0.001*

0.3 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

−91.18 ± 50.84

−33.79 ± 18.38

−102.79,−75.34

−46.35,−17.16

0.630

<0.001*

1.0 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

−135.63 ± 79.56

−44.21 ± 24.02

−155.86,−111.57

−66.08,−19.00

0.739

<0.001*

3.0 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

−197.21 ± 96.78

−48.90 ± 26.47

−219.68,−169.12

−73.05,−20.80

0.120

<0.001*

B-wave amplitudes

0.01 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

197.49 ± 92.05

72.49 ± 42.52

167.65, 227.33

39.51,105.48

0.757

<0.001*

0.03 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

254.35 ± 108.02

72.75 ± 34.38

220.85, 278.81

39.70, 100.57

0.306

<0.001*

0.1 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

246.02 ± 117.42

80.95 ± 35.54

209.02, 272.11

41.97, 111.88

0.380

<0.001*

0.3 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

308.60 ± 105.02

90.03 ± 45.73

274.70, 330.52

56.32, 115.67

0.260

<0.001*

1.0 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

371.47 ± 92.31

90.16 ± 39.05

341.58, 392.78

61.35, 115.78

0.213

<0.001*

3.0 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

394.34 ± 133.71

97.41 ± 40.98

354.93, 428.03

55.84, 131.40

0.460

<0.001*

A-wave implicit times

0.01 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

38.98 ± 7.75

43.28 ± 12.95

34.73, 43.22

38.59, 47.97

0.335

0.176

0.03 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

34.17 ± 9.15

34.92 ± 8.66

31.07, 37.62

31.99, 38.88

0.640

0.645

0.1 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

28.14 ± 2.09

26.50 ± 4.91

26.80, 29.35

25.50, 28.31

0.011*

0.221

0.3 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

25.30 ± 0.87

24.82 ± 5.47

23.87, 26.71

23.46, 26.48

0.407

0.756

1.0 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

22.97 ± 2.13

21.44 ± 4.68

21.63, 24.31

20.02, 22.87

0.986

0.124

3.0 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

17.81 ± 3.59

18.07 ± 4.61

16.31, 19.45

16.47, 19.72

0.416

0.853

B-wave implicit times

0.01 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

86.43 ± 12.00

77.46 ± 15.61

80.37, 92.50

70.75, 84.17

0.576

0.052

0.03 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

73.17 ± 12.93

66.12 ± 12.45

68.61, 78.10

61.44, 71.41

0.985

0.048*

0.1 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

61.48 ± 10.18

58.80 ± 12.43

57.69, 66.00

54.48, 63.69

0.671

0.377

0.3 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

56.69 ± 14.24

52.88 ± 10.47

51.71, 58.42

48.90, 56.03

0.237

0.193

1.0 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

55.08 ± 8.43

52.46 ± 9.42

51.82, 58.34

49.02, 55.89

0.954

0.291

3.0 cd.s/m2

DTL

Neuroline

51.64 ± 5.62

47.99 ± 11.18

48.28, 54.94

45.05, 51.93

0.197

0.196

  1. Statistically significant p-values (<0.05) are labeled with asteriks