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Table 4 RNFL and macular thickness in no diabetic retinopathy and NPDR

From: Correlation of retinal nerve fibre layer and macular thickness with serum uric acid among type 2 diabetes mellitus

Quadrants / Subfields

Mean (SD)

Mean difference

(95% CI)

t statistics

(df)

p value

No DR

NPDR

RNFL thickness (μm)

 Superior

107.76 (21.92)

111.52 (22.31)

−9.947, 3.597

−1.126

0.262

 Inferior

108.16 (22.92)

108.81 (25.01)

−7.700, 6.968

−0.183

0.855

 Temporal

71.10 (13.71)

75.02 (11.33)

−7.621, −0.226

−2.092

0.038

 Nasal

73.72 (15.13)

73.79 (15.19)

−4.015, 5.082

0.231

0.817

Macular thickness (μm)

 Fovea

262.57 (23.44)

262.86 (29.34)

−8.110, 7.522

−0.073

0.942

 Superior inner

330.63 (17.25)

333.64 (28.34)

−9.911, 3.889

−0.861

0.391

 Superior outer

288.37 (16.05)

298.07 (27.20)

−16.268, −3.313

−2.291

0.004

 Inferior inner

327.62 (19.33)

330.41 (28.22)

−9.904, 4.326

−0.773

0.440

 Inferior outer

278.93 (22.71)

286.98 (27.20)

−15.415, −0.674

−2.154

0.033

 Temporal inner

320.07 (18.20)

323.68 (27.93)

−10.547, 3.323

−1.028

0.306

 Temporal outer

274.11 (14.05)

284.90 (24.38)

−16.641, −4.936

−3.638

<0.001

 Nasal inner

334.70 (20.00)

366.69 (26.62)

−100.056, 36.079

−0.927

0.355

 Nasal outer

306.32 (17.90)

311.59 (24.49)

−11.576, 1.043

−0.165

0.101

  1. Independent t-test, p-value <0.05 significant
  2. DR Diabetic Retinopathy, NPDR Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, RNFL Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer, SD Standard Deviation, CI Confidence Interval