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Table 3 Comparison of center-involving HE and non-center-involving HE groups

From: Quantitative evaluation of hard exudates in diabetic macular edema after short-term intravitreal triamcinolone, dexamethasone implant or bevacizumab injections

Proportion of remaining HEs area, %

Month 1

Month 2

Month 3

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

P-value*

Triamcinolone

Total

53.5 ± 4.91

53.0 ± 4.66

52.9 ± 4.21

0.489

Center-involving HE (n = 14)

54.1 ± 3.99

53.9 ± 4.03

53.3 ± 3.26

 

Non-center-involving HE (n = 11)

52.9 ± 4.71

52.1 ± 4.97

51.8 ± 4.85

 

Dexamethasone implant

Total

79.8 ± 4.10

70.1 ± 5.21

63.6 ± 6.08

0.823

Center-involving HE (n = 11)

79.7 ± 4.31

69.8 ± 5.03

61.9 ± 5.97

 

Non-center-involving HE (n = 9)

78.0 ± 3.17

70.3 ± 4.86

64.8 ± 6.34

 

Bevacizumab

Total

92.4 ± 3.31

89.0 ± 4.12

85.2 ± 5.07

0.849

Center-involving HE (n = 13)

92.3 ± 3.24

88.3 ± 3.31

84.2 ± 6.12

 

Non-center-involving HE (n = 12)

92.6 ± 2.53

90.5 ± 4.77

86.3 ± 4.29

 
  1. *Two-way repeated ANOVA (analysis of variance) test. HEs Hard exudates, Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD)