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Table 3 Average peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in women using oral contraceptive pills and the control group

From: The effect of oral contraceptive pills on the macula, the retinal nerve fiber layer, the ganglion cell layer and the choroidal thickness

Parameter (μm)

OCP group (n = 60)

Control group (n = 60)

t

p-value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

superior

103.38 ± 9.97

121.22 ± 7.20

11.232

< 0.001

Temporal

59.83 ± 7.22

75.60 ± 11.60

8.937

< 0.001

inferior

112.28 ± 14.80

133.72 ± 7.01

10.137

< 0.001

Nasal

73.05 ± 9.93

99.67 ± 11.42

13.624

< 0.001

Average

87.14 ± 8.77

107.55 ± 5.00

15.661

< 0.001

  1. OCP Oral contraceptive pills. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. P values ≤0.05 were considered significant
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BMC Ophthalmology

ISSN: 1471-2415

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